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Etymology
From Dutch reptiel, from French reptile, from Middle French reptile, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”).
Pronunciation
Noun
reptiel (plural reptiele, diminutive reptieltjie)
- reptile, any member of the class Reptilia
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French reptile, from Middle French reptile, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”), from Latin rēpō (“to creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- (“to creep, slink”) (Pokorny; Watkins, 1969).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛpˈtil/
- Hyphenation: rep‧tiel
- Rhymes: -il
Noun
reptiel n (plural reptielen, diminutive reptieltje n)
- reptile, any member of the class Reptilia
- Synonym: kruipdier
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