See also: dromedar and dromedár

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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/
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  • Hyphenation: Dro‧me‧dar

Noun edit

Dromedar n or (obsolete) m (strong, genitive Dromedars, plural Dromedare, feminine Dromedarin or Dromedarstute)

  1. dromedary (single-humped camel)

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