dromedario
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Dromedario
See also: dromedário
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish dromedario.
Pronunciation
Noun
dromedario anim
Declension
Declension of dromedario (animate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | dromedario | dromedarioa | dromedarioak |
| ergative | dromedariok | dromedarioak | dromedarioek |
| dative | dromedariori | dromedarioari | dromedarioei |
| genitive | dromedarioren | dromedarioaren | dromedarioen |
| comitative | dromedariorekin | dromedarioarekin | dromedarioekin |
| causative | dromedariorengatik | dromedarioarengatik | dromedarioengatik |
| benefactive | dromedariorentzat | dromedarioarentzat | dromedarioentzat |
| instrumental | dromedarioz | dromedarioaz | dromedarioez |
| inessive | dromedariorengan | dromedarioarengan | dromedarioengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | dromedariorengana | dromedarioarengana | dromedarioengana |
| terminative | dromedariorenganaino | dromedarioarenganaino | dromedarioenganaino |
| directive | dromedariorenganantz | dromedarioarenganantz | dromedarioenganantz |
| destinative | dromedariorenganako | dromedarioarenganako | dromedarioenganako |
| ablative | dromedariorengandik | dromedarioarengandik | dromedarioengandik |
| partitive | dromedariorik | — | — |
| prolative | dromedariotzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “dromedario”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “dromedario”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 14th century. Learned borrowing from Latin dromedarius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”). More at dromedary.
Pronunciation
Noun
dromedario m (plural dromedarios)
- dromedary
- 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 317:
- Et tragíãno dous dromedarios moy corredores et moy ligeyros, assý cõmo auj́ã en seu costume
- And he was carried by two very fast and very swift dromedaries, as it was his habit
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “dromedario”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “medario”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dromedario”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dromedārius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”). More at dromedary.
Pronunciation
Noun
dromedario m (plural dromedari)
Further reading
- dromedario in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dromedārius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”). More at dromedary.
Pronunciation
Noun
dromedario m (plural dromedarios)
Coordinate terms
- (Camelids) camélido; camello (dromedario, camello bactriano), llama, guanaco, alpaca, vicuña (Category: es:Camelids)
Further reading
- “dromedario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014