boomslang
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Etymology edit
From Afrikaans boomslang, from Dutch boomslang, composed of boom (“tree”) + slang (“snake”).
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boomslang (plural boomslang or boomslangs)
- (South Africa) A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.
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boomslang (plural boomslange)
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- → English: boomslang
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Compound of boom + slang. Attested from the mid-18th century.
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boomslang f or m (plural boomslangen, diminutive boomslangetje n)
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Further reading edit
- boomslang on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish edit
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boomslang
- boomslang (venomous snake)
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Inflection of boomslang (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | boomslang | boomslangit | ||
genitive | boomslangin | boomslangien | ||
partitive | boomslangia | boomslangeja | ||
illative | boomslangiin | boomslangeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | boomslang | boomslangit | ||
accusative | nom. | boomslang | boomslangit | |
gen. | boomslangin | |||
genitive | boomslangin | boomslangien | ||
partitive | boomslangia | boomslangeja | ||
inessive | boomslangissa | boomslangeissa | ||
elative | boomslangista | boomslangeista | ||
illative | boomslangiin | boomslangeihin | ||
adessive | boomslangilla | boomslangeilla | ||
ablative | boomslangilta | boomslangeilta | ||
allative | boomslangille | boomslangeille | ||
essive | boomslangina | boomslangeina | ||
translative | boomslangiksi | boomslangeiksi | ||
abessive | boomslangitta | boomslangeitta | ||
instructive | — | boomslangein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |