flamingo
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamengo (“flame colored”), from Provençal flama (“flame”), from Latin flamma (“flame”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥g- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
flamingo (plural flamingos or flamingoes)
- A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
- A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
- flamingo:
SynonymsEdit
- (bird): phenicopter
TranslationsEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
flamingo (not comparable)
- Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
- (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)
DanishEdit
NounEdit
flamingo c (singular definite flamingoen, plural indefinite flamingoer)
- flamingo (bird)
DeclensionEdit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | flamingo | flamingoen | flamingoer | flamingoerne |
genitive | flamingos | flamingoens | flamingoers | flamingoernes |
ReferencesEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamengo, from Old Occitan flamenc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
flamingo m (plural flamingo's, diminutive flamingootje n)
- flamingo, bird of the family Phoenicopteridae
- Synonym: zeegans
- (Suriname) scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber
- Synonym: rode ibis
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: flamink
EsperantoEdit
EtymologyEdit
flamo (“flame”) + -ingo (“socket”)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
flamingo (accusative singular flamingon, plural flamingoj, accusative plural flamingojn)
See alsoEdit
- flamengo (“flamingo”)
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
flamingo
- flamingo
- (specifically) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of flamingo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | flamingo | flamingot | |
genitive | flamingon | flamingojen | |
partitive | flamingoa | flamingoja | |
illative | flamingoon | flamingoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | flamingo | flamingot | |
accusative | nom. | flamingo | flamingot |
gen. | flamingon | ||
genitive | flamingon | flamingojen | |
partitive | flamingoa | flamingoja | |
inessive | flamingossa | flamingoissa | |
elative | flamingosta | flamingoista | |
illative | flamingoon | flamingoihin | |
adessive | flamingolla | flamingoilla | |
ablative | flamingolta | flamingoilta | |
allative | flamingolle | flamingoille | |
essive | flamingona | flamingoina | |
translative | flamingoksi | flamingoiksi | |
instructive | — | flamingoin | |
abessive | flamingotta | flamingoitta | |
comitative | — | flamingoineen |
Possessive forms of flamingo (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | flamingoni | flamingomme |
2nd person | flamingosi | flamingonne |
3rd person | flamingonsa |
MalayEdit
NounEdit
flamingo (plural flamingo-flamingo, informal 1st possessive flamingoku, impolite 2nd possessive flamingomu, 3rd possessive flamingonya)
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese flamingo
NounEdit
flamingo m (definite singular flamingoen, indefinite plural flamingoer, definite plural flamingoene)
- a flamingo
ReferencesEdit
- “flamingo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese flamingo
NounEdit
flamingo m (definite singular flamingoen, indefinite plural flamingoar, definite plural flamingoane)
- a flamingo
ReferencesEdit
- “flamingo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English flamingo, from Portuguese and Spanish flamengo (“flame colored”), from Old Occitan flamenc (“flame colored”), from Latin flamma (“flame”) (compare Portuguese chama, flama).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
flamingo m (plural flamingos)
- flamingo (bird)
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
RomanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- flaming (rare)
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from German Flamingo, from Spanish flamengo or Portuguese flamengo (“flame colored”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
flamingo m (plural flamingi)
- flamingo (bird)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) flamingo | flamingoul | (niște) flamingi | flamingii |
genitive/dative | (unui) flamingo | flamingoului | (unor) flamingi | flamingilor |
vocative | flamingoule | flamingilor |
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) flamingo | flamingul | (niște) flamingi | flamingii |
genitive/dative | (unui) flamingo | flamingului | (unor) flamingi | flamingilor |
vocative | flamingule | flamingilor |
Derived termsEdit
ParonymsEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- flamingo in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
SpanishEdit
NounEdit
flamingo m (plural flamingos)
Sranan TongoEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Dutch flamingo. (The bird that in English is known as flamingo is known instead as segansi.)
NounEdit
flamingo
- scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber
- Synonym: korikori
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
flamingo c
- flamingo (bird)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of flamingo | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | flamingo | flamingon | flamingor | flamingorna |
Genitive | flamingos | flamingons | flamingors | flamingornas |