mandril
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EnglishEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Probably borrowed from French mandrill (first attested in Dutch translations of Buffon), from English mandrill.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mandril m (plural mandrillen)
- A mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx. [from late 18th c.]
Related termsEdit
PortugueseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Spanish mandril, from French mandrin, from Provençal mandre (“axel”), from Latin mamphur, ultimately borrowed from Oscan. See also Spanish mandrón.
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: man‧dril
NounEdit
mandril m (plural mandris)
- arbor (axis or shaft on a lathe)
- mandrel (tool that grips or clamps something)
- bit; drill bit (tip of a drill)
- reamer (tool for precision holes)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
mandril m (plural mandris)
- mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx, a primate of Africa)
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French mandrill.
NounEdit
mandril m (plural mandrili)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of mandril
singular | plural | |||
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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 |