flamingo
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese flamengo (“flamingo”) and Spanish flamenco (“flamingo”), which were adapted from Catalan flamenc (“flamingo”), of disputed ultimate origin in this sense.[1] All three forms are used adjectivally as an ethnonym meaning 'Flemish' (of Germanic origin, cognate to English Fleming); Spanish flamenco refers also to a dance type. Compare also French flamant (“flamingo”).
- The bird's name may derive from the ethnonym by an association of a ruddy complexion or hair color with the Flemings;[2] this etymology is supported by Corominas.[3] (In Spanish, flamenco can be used colloquially as an adjective meaning "robust, healthy-looking"[4]).
- Alternatively, either the dance flamenco,[5] the bird name or both come from attaching the same Germanic-derived ending found in the ethnonym to the distinct root of Latin flamma (“flame”): i.e. Catalan flamenc has been analyzed as flama (“flame”) + -enc. Compare also Portuguese -engo.
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Noun edit
flamingo (plural flamingos or flamingoes)
- A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
- 1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 266:
- After Nakuru the light remains only long enough to see the Lake Nakuru, away to the south, with its fringe of pink flamingos, and as the darkness falls the old main line to Kisumu branches to the left.
- A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
- flamingo:
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- (bird): phenicopter
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Adjective edit
flamingo (not comparable)
- Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
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- (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, vermilion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)
References edit
- ^ Germà Colón (2004), “Flamenc, flamenco, flamingo : "phoenicopterus ruber"”, in Revue de linguistique romane[1], volume 68
- ^ Stewart Edelstein (2002), “Unlikely Word Pairs: A Sampling of Dubious Dublets”, in Oberlin Alumni Magazine[2], volume 98, issue 1
- ^ Colón 2004, page 323
- ^ “flamenco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- ^ William Sayers (2007), “Spanish Flamenco: origin, loan translation, and in- and out-group evolution (Romani, Caló, Castilian)”, in Romance Notes[3], volume 48, issue 1, page 14
Danish edit
Noun edit
flamingo c (singular definite flamingoen, plural indefinite flamingoer)
- flamingo (bird)
Declension edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | flamingo | flamingoen | flamingoer | flamingoerne |
genitive | flamingos | flamingoens | flamingoers | flamingoernes |
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamengo, from Old Occitan flamenc, which derives either from Latin flamma (“flame”), after the color of its plumage, or (less likely) from Middle Dutch vlaminc, after their ruddy skin color (compare Spanish flamenco).
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Noun edit
flamingo m (plural flamingo's, diminutive flamingootje n)
- A flamingo, bird of the family Phoenicopteridae
- Synonym: zeegans
- (particularly) The greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
- Synonyms: Europese flamingo, grote flamingo
- (Suriname) Synonym of rode ibis
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Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: flamink
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
flamo (“flame”) + -ingo (“socket”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flamingo (accusative singular flamingon, plural flamingoj, accusative plural flamingojn)
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- flamengo (“flamingo”)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From English flamingo, from Spanish flamengo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flamingo
- flamingo
- (specifically) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Declension edit
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 | ||
abessive | flamingotta | flamingoitta | ||
instructive | — | flamingoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “flamingo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][4] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Indonesian edit
Noun edit
flamingo (first-person possessive flamingoku, second-person possessive flamingomu, third-person possessive flamingonya)
Malay edit
Noun edit
flamingo (plural flamingo-flamingo, informal 1st possessive flamingoku, 2nd possessive flamingomu, 3rd possessive flamingonya)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese flamingo.
Noun edit
flamingo m (definite singular flamingoen, indefinite plural flamingoer, definite plural flamingoene)
- a flamingo
References edit
- “flamingo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese flamingo.
Noun edit
flamingo m (definite singular flamingoen, indefinite plural flamingoar, definite plural flamingoane)
- a flamingo
References edit
- “flamingo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: fla‧min‧go
Audio (Brazil) (file)
Noun edit
flamingo m (plural flamingos)
- flamingo (bird)
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Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
- flaming — rare
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Flamingo, from Spanish flamengo or Portuguese flamengo (“flame colored”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flamingo m (plural flamingi)
- flamingo (bird)
Declension edit
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 |
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References edit
- flamingo in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
flamingo m (plural flamingos)
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch flamingo. (The bird that in English is known as flamingo is known instead as segansi.)
Noun edit
flamingo
- scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber
- Synonym: korikori
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English flamingo.
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Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
flamingo (needs class)
- flamingo
- Synonym: heroe
- 2012 February 5, “Utaliana yapata homa ya West Nile”, in BBC News Swahili[5]:
- Wingu la flamingo, au heroe, huvutia maelfu ya watu kila mwaka, watu wanaopenda kuwatazama kwenye kisiwa cha Sardinia, magharibi mwa Utaliana.
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Swedish edit
Noun edit
flamingo c
- flamingo (bird)
Declension edit
Declension of flamingo | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | flamingo | flamingon | flamingor | flamingorna |
Genitive | flamingos | flamingons | flamingors | flamingornas |