Zebra

See also: zebra, zébra, zebră, zebrā, zebrą, żebra, and žebra

Translingual

Proper noun

Zebra f

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae – now treated as a synonym of Equus.

English

Noun

Zebra

  1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Z.
    Synonym: Zulu

German

Etymology

  • 17th century, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, ezebra, azebra (“wild ass”), from earlier cebrario (882), ezebrario (897), from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild ass”). Neuter gender probably after Pferd (“horse”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtseːbʁa/
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    Noun

    Zebra n (strong, genitive Zebras or (rare) Zebra, plural Zebras or (rare) Zebra)

    1. zebra

    Declension

    Declension of Zebra [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Zebra die Zebras, Zebra
    genitive eines des Zebras, Zebra der Zebras, Zebra
    dative einem dem Zebra den Zebras, Zebra
    accusative ein das Zebra die Zebras, Zebra

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Hunsrik: Zebra

    Further reading

    • “Zebra” in Duden online
    • “Zebra” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Hunsrik

    Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁eḱ-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos
    Proto-Italic *ekwos
    Latin equus
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der.
    Proto-Italic *feros
    Latin ferus
    Latin equiferus
    Old Galician-Portuguese zevro
    Portuguese zebrabor.
    German Zebrabor.
    Hunsrik Zebra

    Borrowed from German Zebra.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡seːpra/
    • Rhymes: -eːpra
    • Syllabification: Ze‧bra

    Noun

    Zebra f (plural Zebras)

    1. zebra (any equid of subgenus Hippotigris)

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Zebra”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 179, column 2

    Italian

    Etymology

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    Proper noun

    Zebra m or f by sense

    1. a surname

    Further reading

    Luxembourgish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡seːbʀa/

    Noun

    Zebra m (plural Zebraen)

    1. zebra
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