Dromedar
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German dromedār (also drummeldar, trummeltier etc.), from Medieval Latin dromedarius (in part through Old French dromedaire), derived from Ancient Greek δρομάς (dromás, “running”). Doublet of Trampeltier.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈdʁoːmeˌdaːʁ/, /ˈdʁɔmeˌdaːʁ/, [-me-], [-mə-], [-ˌdaː(ɐ̯)], [-ˌdaːʁ], (less often) /dʁomeˈdaːʁ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Dro‧me‧dar
Noun edit
Dromedar n or (obsolete) m (strong, genitive Dromedars, plural Dromedare, feminine Dromedarin or Dromedarstute)
- dromedary (single-humped camel)
Declension edit
Declension of Dromedar [neuter // masculine (obsolete), strong]
Hypernyms edit
Further reading edit
- “Dromedar” in Duden online
- “Dromedar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Dromedar on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de