Zebra
Translingual
editProper noun
editZebra f
English
editNoun
editZebra
- (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Z.
- Synonym: Zulu
German
editEtymology
edit17th century, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, ezebra, azebra (“wild ass”), from earlier cebrario (882), ezebrario (897), from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild ass”). Neuter gender probably after Pferd (“horse”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editZebra n (strong, genitive Zebras or (rare) Zebra, plural Zebras or (rare) Zebra)
Declension
editDeclension of Zebra [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editHunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editZebra f (plural Zebras)
Further reading
editLuxembourgish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editZebra m (plural Zebraen)
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