omnivor

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See also: omnívor

Danish

Adjective

omnivor

  1. omnivorous

Inflection

Inflection of omnivor
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular omnivor — —2
indefinite neuter singular omnivort — —2
plural omnivore — —2
definite attributive1 omnivore — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

omnivor c (singular definite omnivoren, plural indefinite omnivorer)

  1. omnivore
    • 2011, Rum, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN, page 258:
      “De er omnivorer,” fortæller jeg hende.
      “They are omnivores,” I tell her.
    • 2013, Arne Dahl, Vældige vande, Modtryk, →ISBN:
      Atter andre, for eksempel hvepse og myrer, er omnivorer – altædende – og æder både ligvæv og andre insekter.
      Others again, such as wasps and ants, are omnivores - all-eating - and eat both dead tissue and other insects.
    • 2011, Oliver Rumle Hovmand, Veggieness, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 9:
      Der findes dyrearter der er biologiske omnivorer og modsat mennesket ikke er det af kulturelle årsager.
      There are animal species that are biological omnivores and, unlike humans, not for cultural reasons.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch omnivoor.

Pronunciation

Noun

omnivor (plural omnivor-omnivor)

  1. omnivore
    Coordinate terms: karnivor, herbivor

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English omnivore.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omˈnivor/
  • Hyphenation: om‧ni‧vor

Noun

omnivor (Jawi spelling اومنيۏور, plural omnivor-omnivor)

  1. omnivore
    Coordinate terms: herbivor, karnivor
    Para manusia ialah omnivor.
    Humans are omnivores.

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French omnivore.

Noun

omnivor m (plural omnivori)

  1. omnivore

Declension

Declension of omnivor
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative omnivor omnivorul omnivori omnivorii
genitive-dative omnivor omnivorului omnivori omnivorilor
vocative omnivorule omnivorilor

Swedish

Adjective

omnivor (comparative mer omnivor, superlative mest omnivor)

  1. omnivorous

Declension

Inflection of omnivor
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular omnivor mer omnivor mest omnivor
neuter singular omnivort mer omnivort mest omnivort
plural omnivora mer omnivora mest omnivora
masculine plural2 omnivore mer omnivora mest omnivora
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 omnivore mer omnivore mest omnivore
all omnivora mer omnivora mest omnivora

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Noun

omnivor c

  1. omnivore
    Synonym: allätare

Declension

Declension of omnivor
nominative genitive
singular indefinite omnivor omnivors
definite omnivoren omnivorens
plural indefinite omnivorer omnivorers
definite omnivorerna omnivorernas

Further reading

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