impala

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English

Red-billed oxpeckers feeding on parasites on a male
Impala have a symbiotic relationship with oxpeckers.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɑːlə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːlə

Noun

impala (plural impalas or impala)

  1. An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Asturian

Noun

impala m (plural impales)

  1. impala (African antelope)

Dutch

Etymology

From Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

Noun

impala m (plural impala's, diminutive impalaatje n)

  1. impala

Finnish

Etymology

From Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

impala

  1. 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
impalainrare
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.
Possessive forms of impala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative impalani impalani
accusative nom. impalani impalani
gen. impalani
genitive impalani impaloideni
impaloitteni
impalainirare
partitive impalaani impaloitani
inessive impalassani impaloissani
elative impalastani impaloistani
illative impalaani impaloihini
adessive impalallani impaloillani
ablative impalaltani impaloiltani
allative impalalleni impaloilleni
essive impalanani impaloinani
translative impalakseni impaloikseni
abessive impalattani impaloittani
instructive — —
comitative — impaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative impalasi impalasi
accusative nom. impalasi impalasi
gen. impalasi
genitive impalasi impaloidesi
impaloittesi
impalaisirare
partitive impalaasi impaloitasi
inessive impalassasi impaloissasi
elative impalastasi impaloistasi
illative impalaasi impaloihisi
adessive impalallasi impaloillasi
ablative impalaltasi impaloiltasi
allative impalallesi impaloillesi
essive impalanasi impaloinasi
translative impalaksesi impaloiksesi
abessive impalattasi impaloittasi
instructive — —
comitative — impaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative impalamme impalamme
accusative nom. impalamme impalamme
gen. impalamme
genitive impalamme impaloidemme
impaloittemme
impalaimmerare
partitive impalaamme impaloitamme
inessive impalassamme impaloissamme
elative impalastamme impaloistamme
illative impalaamme impaloihimme
adessive impalallamme impaloillamme
ablative impalaltamme impaloiltamme
allative impalallemme impaloillemme
essive impalanamme impaloinamme
translative impalaksemme impaloiksemme
abessive impalattamme impaloittamme
instructive — —
comitative — impaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative impalanne impalanne
accusative nom. impalanne impalanne
gen. impalanne
genitive impalanne impaloidenne
impaloittenne
impalainnerare
partitive impalaanne impaloitanne
inessive impalassanne impaloissanne
elative impalastanne impaloistanne
illative impalaanne impaloihinne
adessive impalallanne impaloillanne
ablative impalaltanne impaloiltanne
allative impalallenne impaloillenne
essive impalananne impaloinanne
translative impalaksenne impaloiksenne
abessive impalattanne impaloittanne
instructive — —
comitative — impaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative impalansa impalansa
accusative nom. impalansa impalansa
gen. impalansa
genitive impalansa impaloidensa
impaloittensa
impalainsarare
partitive impalaansa impaloitaan
impaloitansa
inessive impalassaan
impalassansa 		impaloissaan
impaloissansa
elative impalastaan
impalastansa 		impaloistaan
impaloistansa
illative impalaansa impaloihinsa
adessive impalallaan
impalallansa 		impaloillaan
impaloillansa
ablative impalaltaan
impalaltansa 		impaloiltaan
impaloiltansa
allative impalalleen
impalallensa 		impaloilleen
impaloillensa
essive impalanaan
impalanansa 		impaloinaan
impaloinansa
translative impalakseen
impalaksensa 		impaloikseen
impaloiksensa
abessive impalattaan
impalattansa 		impaloittaan
impaloittansa
instructive — —
comitative — impaloineen
impaloinensa

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

Noun

impala m (plural impalas)

  1. impala

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /imˈpa.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Hyphenation: im‧pà‧la

Etymology 1

From Zulu impala.

Noun

impala m (invariable)

  1. impala, pallah, roodebok (Aepyceros melampus)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

impala

  1. inflection of impalare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

ímpalá class 9 (plural ízímpâlá class 10)

  1. impala

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -alɐ
  • Hyphenation: im‧pa‧la

Noun

impala f (plural impalas)

  1. impala

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es
Un impala (an impala).

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /imˈpala/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: im‧pa‧la

Noun

impala m or f by sense (plural impalas)

  1. (mammals) impala

Hypernyms

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

ímpalá class 9 (plural tímpalá class 10)

  1. impala

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Noun

impala c

  1. an impala (African antelope)

Declension

Declension of impala 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative impala impalan impalor impalorna
Genitive impalas impalans impalors impalornas

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Zulu impala, from Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

impala (definite accusative impalayı, plural impalalar)

  1. impala

Declension

Inflection
Nominative impala
Definite accusative impalayı
Singular Plural
Nominative impala impalalar
Definite accusative impalayı impalaları
Dative impalaya impalalara
Locative impalada impalalarda
Ablative impaladan impalalardan
Genitive impalanın impalaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular impalam impalalarım
2nd singular impalan impalaların
3rd singular impalası impalaları
1st plural impalamız impalalarımız
2nd plural impalanız impalalarınız
3rd plural impalaları impalaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular impalamı impalalarımı
2nd singular impalanı impalalarını
3rd singular impalasını impalalarını
1st plural impalamızı impalalarımızı
2nd plural impalanızı impalalarınızı
3rd plural impalalarını impalalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular impalama impalalarıma
2nd singular impalana impalalarına
3rd singular impalasına impalalarına
1st plural impalamıza impalalarımıza
2nd plural impalanıza impalalarınıza
3rd plural impalalarına impalalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular impalamda impalalarımda
2nd singular impalanda impalalarında
3rd singular impalasında impalalarında
1st plural impalamızda impalalarımızda
2nd plural impalanızda impalalarınızda
3rd plural impalalarında impalalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular impalamdan impalalarımdan
2nd singular impalandan impalalarından
3rd singular impalasından impalalarından
1st plural impalamızdan impalalarımızdan
2nd plural impalanızdan impalalarınızdan
3rd plural impalalarından impalalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular impalamın impalalarımın
2nd singular impalanın impalalarının
3rd singular impalasının impalalarının
1st plural impalamızın impalalarımızın
2nd plural impalanızın impalalarınızın
3rd plural impalalarının impalalarının

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Pronunciation

Noun

ímpalá class 9 (plural íimpalá class 10)

  1. impala

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Pronunciation

Noun

ímpala class 9 (plural izimpâla class 10)

  1. impala

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

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