mandril
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandril (plural mandrils)
- Alternative spelling of mandrel
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Probably borrowed from French mandrill (first attested in Dutch translations of Buffon), from English mandrill.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandril m (plural mandrillen)
- A mandrill Mandrillus sphinx. [from late 18th c.]
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Estonian edit
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mandril
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Spanish mandril, from French mandrin, from Provençal mandre (“axle”), from Latin mamphur, ultimately borrowed from Oscan. See also Latin mandrón.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 2 edit
Borrowed from English mandrill.
Noun edit
mandril m (plural mandris)
- mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx, a primate of Africa)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French mandrill.
Noun edit
mandril m (plural mandrili)
Declension edit
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 | ||
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English mandrill.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandril m (plural mandriles)
Further reading edit
- “mandril”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014