mandril

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: mandrill

Noun

mandril (plural mandrils)

1. Alternative spelling of mandrel

Anagrams

• rimland

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Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from French mandrill (first attested in Dutch translations of Buffon), from English mandrill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑnˈdrɪl/
• Hyphenation: man‧dril
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

mandril m (plural mandrillen)

1. A mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx. [from late 18th c.]

Related terms

• dril

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Spanish mandril, from French mandrin, from Provençal mandre (“axel”), from Latin mamphur, ultimately borrowed from Oscan. See also Spanish mandrón.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: man‧dril

Noun

mandril m (plural mandris)

1. arbor (axis or shaft on a lathe)
2. mandrel (tool that grips or clamps something)
3. bit; drill bit (tip of a drill)
4. reamer (tool for precision holes)

Etymology 2

From English mandrill

Noun

mandril m (plural mandris)

1. mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx, a primate of Africa)

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Romanian

Mandril

Etymology

Borrowed from French mandrill.

Noun

mandril m (plural mandrili)

1. mandrill

Declension

Declension of mandril

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) mandril	mandrilul	(niște) mandrili	mandrilii
genitive/dative	(unui) mandril	mandrilului	(unor) mandrili	mandrililor
vocative	mandrilule		mandrililor

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Spanish

mandril

Etymology

From English mandrill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈdɾil/, [mãn̪ˈd̪ɾil]
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

mandril m (plural mandriles)

1. mandrill