boomslang

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English

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Etymology

From Afrikaans boomslang, from Dutch boomslang, composed of boom (tree) + slang (snake).

Pronunciation

Noun

boomslang (plural boomslang or boomslangs)

  1. (South Africa) A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.

Translations

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch boomslang.

Noun

boomslang (plural boomslange)

  1. boomslang

Descendants

  • English: boomslang

Dutch

Dispholidus typus

Etymology

Compound of boom +‎ slang. Attested from the mid-18th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːmˌslɑŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: boom‧slang

Noun

boomslang f or m (plural boomslangen, diminutive boomslangetje n)

  1. The boomslang, Dispholidus typus

Descendants

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

< Afrikaans boomslang

Pronunciation

Noun

boomslang

  1. boomslang (venomous snake)

Declension

Inflection of boomslang (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative boomslang boomslangit
genitive boomslangin boomslangien
partitive boomslangia boomslangeja
illative boomslangiin boomslangeihin
singular plural
nominative boomslang boomslangit
accusative nom. boomslang boomslangit
gen. boomslangin
genitive boomslangin boomslangien
partitive boomslangia boomslangeja
inessive boomslangissa boomslangeissa
elative boomslangista boomslangeista
illative boomslangiin boomslangeihin
adessive boomslangilla boomslangeilla
ablative boomslangilta boomslangeilta
allative boomslangille boomslangeille
essive boomslangina boomslangeina
translative boomslangiksi boomslangeiksi
abessive boomslangitta boomslangeitta
instructive boomslangein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of boomslang (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative boomslangini boomslangini
accusative nom. boomslangini boomslangini
gen. boomslangini
genitive boomslangini boomslangieni
partitive boomslangiani boomslangejani
inessive boomslangissani boomslangeissani
elative boomslangistani boomslangeistani
illative boomslangiini boomslangeihini
adessive boomslangillani boomslangeillani
ablative boomslangiltani boomslangeiltani
allative boomslangilleni boomslangeilleni
essive boomslanginani boomslangeinani
translative boomslangikseni boomslangeikseni
abessive boomslangittani boomslangeittani
instructive
comitative boomslangeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative boomslangisi boomslangisi
accusative nom. boomslangisi boomslangisi
gen. boomslangisi
genitive boomslangisi boomslangiesi
partitive boomslangiasi boomslangejasi
inessive boomslangissasi boomslangeissasi
elative boomslangistasi boomslangeistasi
illative boomslangiisi boomslangeihisi
adessive boomslangillasi boomslangeillasi
ablative boomslangiltasi boomslangeiltasi
allative boomslangillesi boomslangeillesi
essive boomslanginasi boomslangeinasi
translative boomslangiksesi boomslangeiksesi
abessive boomslangittasi boomslangeittasi
instructive
comitative boomslangeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative boomslangimme boomslangimme
accusative nom. boomslangimme boomslangimme
gen. boomslangimme
genitive boomslangimme boomslangiemme
partitive boomslangiamme boomslangejamme
inessive boomslangissamme boomslangeissamme
elative boomslangistamme boomslangeistamme
illative boomslangiimme boomslangeihimme
adessive boomslangillamme boomslangeillamme
ablative boomslangiltamme boomslangeiltamme
allative boomslangillemme boomslangeillemme
essive boomslanginamme boomslangeinamme
translative boomslangiksemme boomslangeiksemme
abessive boomslangittamme boomslangeittamme
instructive
comitative boomslangeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative boomslanginne boomslanginne
accusative nom. boomslanginne boomslanginne
gen. boomslanginne
genitive boomslanginne boomslangienne
partitive boomslangianne boomslangejanne
inessive boomslangissanne boomslangeissanne
elative boomslangistanne boomslangeistanne
illative boomslangiinne boomslangeihinne
adessive boomslangillanne boomslangeillanne
ablative boomslangiltanne boomslangeiltanne
allative boomslangillenne boomslangeillenne
essive boomslanginanne boomslangeinanne
translative boomslangiksenne boomslangeiksenne
abessive boomslangittanne boomslangeittanne
instructive
comitative boomslangeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative boomslanginsa boomslanginsa
accusative nom. boomslanginsa boomslanginsa
gen. boomslanginsa
genitive boomslanginsa boomslangiensa
partitive boomslangiaan
boomslangiansa
boomslangejaan
boomslangejansa
inessive boomslangissaan
boomslangissansa
boomslangeissaan
boomslangeissansa
elative boomslangistaan
boomslangistansa
boomslangeistaan
boomslangeistansa
illative boomslangiinsa boomslangeihinsa
adessive boomslangillaan
boomslangillansa
boomslangeillaan
boomslangeillansa
ablative boomslangiltaan
boomslangiltansa
boomslangeiltaan
boomslangeiltansa
allative boomslangilleen
boomslangillensa
boomslangeilleen
boomslangeillensa
essive boomslanginaan
boomslanginansa
boomslangeinaan
boomslangeinansa
translative boomslangikseen
boomslangiksensa
boomslangeikseen
boomslangeiksensa
abessive boomslangittaan
boomslangittansa
boomslangeittaan
boomslangeittansa
instructive
comitative boomslangeineen
boomslangeinensa