reptiel

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Afrikaans

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)

  1. 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/
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  • Hyphenation: rep‧tiel
  • Rhymes: -il

Noun

reptiel n (plural reptielen, diminutive reptieltje n)

  1. reptile, any member of the class Reptilia
    Synonym: kruipdier

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: reptiel
  • Indonesian: reptil
  • Papiamentu: rèptil