impala
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Impala have a symbiotic relationship with oxpeckers.
impala 
Un impala (an impala).
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɑːlə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːlə
Noun
impala (plural impalas or impala)
- An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.
Derived terms
Translations
African antelope
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Further reading
Asturian
Noun
impala m (plural impales)
- impala (African antelope)
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
impala m (plural impala's, diminutive impalaatje n)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
impala
Declension
| Inflection of impala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | impala | impalat | |
| genitive | impalan | impaloiden impaloitten | |
| partitive | impalaa | impaloita | |
| illative | impalaan | impaloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | impala | impalat | |
| accusative | nom. | impala | impalat |
| gen. | impalan | ||
| genitive | impalan | impaloiden impaloitten impalain rare | |
| partitive | impalaa | impaloita | |
| inessive | impalassa | impaloissa | |
| elative | impalasta | impaloista | |
| illative | impalaan | impaloihin | |
| adessive | impalalla | impaloilla | |
| ablative | impalalta | impaloilta | |
| allative | impalalle | impaloille | |
| essive | impalana | impaloina | |
| translative | impalaksi | impaloiksi | |
| abessive | impalatta | impaloitta | |
| instructive | — | impaloin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
impala m (plural impalas)
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
impala m (invariable)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
impala
- inflection of impalare:
Anagrams
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
Noun
ímpalá class 9 (plural ízímpâlá class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
impala f
- impala, rooibok (any mammal of the tribe Aepycerotini)
Declension
Declension of impala
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
impala f (plural impalas)
Further reading
- “impala”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “impala”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
impala m or f by sense (plural impalas)
- (mammals) impala
Hypernyms
See also
Further reading
- “impala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Anagrams
Swazi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
Noun
ímpalá class 9 (plural tímpalá class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Swedish
Noun
impala c
- an impala (African antelope)
Declension
Declension of impala
References
Turkish
Etymology
From Zulu impala, from Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
Noun
impala (definite accusative impalayı, plural impalalar)
Declension
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Xhosa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
Pronunciation
Noun
ímpalá class 9 (plural íimpalá class 10)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
Pronunciation
Noun
ímpala class 9 (plural izimpâla class 10)
Inflection
| Class 9/10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | impala | izimpala | ||
| Locative | empaleni | ezimpaleni | ||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Full form | impala | izimpala | ||
| Simple form | mpala | zimpala | ||
| Locative | empaleni | ezimpaleni | ||
| Copulative | yimpala | yizimpala | ||
| Possessive forms | ||||
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Modifier | Substantive | Modifier | Substantive | |
| Class 1 | wempala | owempala | wezimpala | owezimpala |
| Class 2 | bempala | abempala | bezimpala | abezimpala |
| Class 3 | wempala | owempala | wezimpala | owezimpala |
| Class 4 | yempala | eyempala | yezimpala | eyezimpala |
| Class 5 | lempala | elempala | lezimpala | elezimpala |
| Class 6 | empala | awempala | ezimpala | awezimpala |
| Class 7 | sempala | esempala | sezimpala | esezimpala |
| Class 8 | zempala | ezempala | zezimpala | ezezimpala |
| Class 9 | yempala | eyempala | yezimpala | eyezimpala |
| Class 10 | zempala | ezempala | zezimpala | ezezimpala |
| Class 11 | lwempala | olwempala | lwezimpala | olwezimpala |
| Class 14 | bempala | obempala | bezimpala | obezimpala |
| Class 15 | kwempala | okwempala | kwezimpala | okwezimpala |
| Class 17 | kwempala | okwempala | kwezimpala | okwezimpala |
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mpala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mpala (2.9.9)”