mandril

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

mandril (plural mandrils)

  1. Alternative spelling of mandrel

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French mandrill (first attested in Dutch translations of Buffon), from English mandrill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑnˈdrɪl/
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  • Hyphenation: man‧dril
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

mandril m (plural mandrillen)

  1. A mandrill Mandrillus sphinx.

Related terms

Estonian

Noun

mandril

  1. adessive singular of mander
  2. adessive singular of manner

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Spanish mandril, from French mandrin, from Provençal mandre (“axle”), from Latin mamphur, ultimately borrowed from Oscan. See also Latin mandrón.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
  • Hyphenation: man‧dril

Noun

mandril m (plural mandris)

  1. arbor (axis or shaft on a lathe)
  2. mandrel (tool that grips or clamps something)
  3. bit; drill bit (tip of a drill)
  4. reamer (tool for precision holes)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mandrill.

Noun

mandril m (plural mandris)

  1. mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx, a primate of Africa)

Romanian

Mandril

Etymology

Borrowed from French mandrill.

Noun

mandril m (plural mandrili)

  1. mandrill

Declension

Declension of mandril
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mandril mandrilul (niște) mandrili mandrilii
genitive/dative (unui) mandril mandrilului (unor) mandrili mandrililor
vocative mandrilule mandrililor

Spanish

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mandril

Etymology

Borrowed from English mandrill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈdɾil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: man‧dril

Noun

mandril m (plural mandriles)

  1. mandrill

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