crocodil

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Occitan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾukuˈðil/
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Noun

crocodil m (plural crocodils)

  1. crocodile

Romanian

Crocodili de Nil
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Etymology

Borrowed from French crocodile, from Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Classical Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The Old French word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkrokoˈdil/
  • Hyphenation: cro‧co‧dil

Noun

crocodil m (plural crocodili)

  1. crocodile

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative crocodil crocodilul crocodili crocodilii
genitive-dative crocodil crocodilului crocodili crocodililor
vocative crocodilule crocodililor

Further reading

Welsh

Noun

crocodil m (plural crocodiliaid or crocodilod or crocodiliod)

  1. Alternative form of crocodeil

Mutation

Mutated forms of crocodil
radical soft nasal aspirate
crocodil grocodil nghrocodil chrocodil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crocodil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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