See also: velblud and velblúd

Slovak edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velьb(l)ǫdъ, *vъlьb(l)ǫdъ, from Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus), from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈveʎbluːt]
  • Hyphenation: veľ‧blúd

Noun edit

veľblúd m anim (genitive singular veľblúda, nominative plural veľblúdy, declension pattern of dub)

  1. (archaic) camel (beast of burden)
    Synonym: ťava

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjective

Further reading edit

  • veľblúd”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024