Pavian

See also: pavian, pavián, and pávián

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch baviaan, from Middle Dutch baubijn, from French babouin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaːviːaːn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Pa‧vi‧an

Noun

Pavian m (strong, genitive Pavians, plural Paviane)

1. baboon (primate)

Declension

Declension of Pavian [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pavian	die	Paviane
genitive	eines	des	Pavians	der	Paviane
dative	einem	dem	Pavian	den	Pavianen
accusative	einen	den	Pavian	die	Paviane

Descendants

• → Finnish: paviaani
• →? Kashubian: pawión
• → Polish: pawian
• → Russian: павиан (pavian)
  • → Belarusian: павія́н (paviján)
  • → Kazakh: павиан (pavian)
• → Ukrainian: павіа́н (pavián)

Further reading

• “Pavian” in Duden online
• “Pavian” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache