sebra
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild horse”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sebra (plural sebras)
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *sëpra. Cognates include Finnish seura and Estonian sõber.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsebrɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞br]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsebrɑ/, [ˈʃe̞b̥rɑ]
- Rhymes: -ebr, -ebrɑ
- Hyphenation: seb‧ra
Noun edit
sebra
Declension edit
Declension of sebra (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | sebra | sebrat |
genitive | sebran | sebroin |
partitive | sebraa | sebroja |
illative | sebraa | sebroi |
inessive | sebraas | sebrois |
elative | sebrast | sebroist |
allative | sebralle | sebroille |
adessive | sebraal | sebroil |
ablative | sebralt | sebroilt |
translative | sebraks | sebroiks |
essive | sebranna, sebraan | sebroinna, sebroin |
exessive1) | sebrant | sebroint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
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References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 515
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
sebra m (definite singular sebraen, indefinite plural sebraer, definite plural sebraene)
- a zebra
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
sebra m (definite singular sebraen, indefinite plural sebraer or sebraar, definite plural sebraene or sebraane)
- a zebra
Serbo-Croatian edit
Noun edit
sebra (Cyrillic spelling себра)
Swedish edit
Noun edit
sebra c
- Alternative spelling of zebra
Anagrams edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish cebra (“zebra”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sebra (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜇ)
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsebra/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈzebra/
Noun edit
sebra m (plural sebras or sebraod, not mutable)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sebra”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
sebra c (plural sebra's, diminutive sebrake)
Further reading edit
- “sebra”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011