wombat
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag. It was originally written whom-batt in English.
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɑmˌbæt/
- (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈwɒm.bæt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑmbæt, -ɒmbæt
Noun edit
wombat (plural wombats)
- Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
- (Australia, slang) A slow and stupid person; a dullard.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
marsupial
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Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wombat m (plural wombats, diminutive wombatje n)
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wombat m (plural wombats)
- wombat
- Synonym: (dated) phascolome
Further reading edit
- “wombat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wombat (first-person possessive wombatku, second-person possessive wombatmu, third-person possessive wombatnya)
Interlingua edit
Noun edit
wombat
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wombat m animal
Declension edit
Declension of wombat
Derived terms edit
noun
Further reading edit
- wombat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wombat m (plural wombats)
- Alternative form of vombate
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
wombat m (plural wombați)
Declension edit
Declension of wombat
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) wombat | wombatul | (niște) wombați | wombații |
genitive/dative | (unui) wombat | wombatului | (unor) wombați | wombaților |
vocative | wombatule | wombaților |