wombat

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag. It was originally written whom-batt in English.

Pronunciation

Noun

wombat (plural wombats)

  1. Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
  2. (Australia, slang) A slow and stupid person; a dullard.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

wombat m (plural wombats, diminutive wombatje n)

  1. wombat

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English wombat.

Pronunciation

Noun

wombat m (plural wombats)

  1. wombat
    Synonym: (dated) phascolome

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.

Pronunciation

Noun

wombat (first-person possessive wombatku, second-person possessive wombatmu, third-person possessive wombatnya)

  1. wombat

Interlingua

Noun

wombat

  1. wombat

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.

Pronunciation

Noun

wombat m animal

  1. wombat

Declension

Declension of wombat
singular plural
nominative wombat wombaty
genitive wombata wombatów
dative wombatowi wombatom
accusative wombata wombaty
instrumental wombatem wombatami
locative wombacie wombatach
vocative wombacie wombaty

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • wombat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈõ.ba.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.ba.t͡ʃi/, /uˈõ.bat͡ʃ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.bat͡ʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈõ.bat͡ʃ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.bat͡ʃ/, /uˈõ.ba.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.ba.t͡ʃi/

Noun

wombat m (plural wombats)

  1. Alternative form of vombate

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English wombat.

Noun

wombat m (plural wombați)

  1. wombat

Declension

Declension of wombat
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) wombat wombatul (niște) wombați wombații
genitive/dative (unui) wombat wombatului (unor) wombați wombaților
vocative wombatule wombaților
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