appaloosa

See also: Appaloosa

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌæ.pəˈlu.sə/

Etymology 1

From a +‎ Palouse +‎ -a. From the phrase "a Palouse horse", referring to the Palouse River near which they were first encountered by non-Native Americans.^[1] The river is named for the Palouse region; whether the region's name is (an anglicisation of) a francisation of the Sahaptin name of the Palus people or the people's name derives from a French designation of the region as pelouse is unclear.

Alternative forms

Appaloosa

Noun

appaloosa (countable and uncountable, plural appaloosas)

(US, uncountable) A breed of horse having a spotted rump.
(countable) A horse of the breed

Translations

breed of horse

Finnish: appaloosa
Navajo: łį́į́ʼ yishtłizhii
Portuguese: appaloosa m or f

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of Appaloosa cat, Apaloosa catfish. Shortening of "Appaloosa cat" (itself a shortening of "Apaloosa catfish"), after the Appaloosa (Opelousa) tribe which resided in Louisiana. The tribe's name is Choctaw, the second element of it being losa (“black”); the first element is variously supposed to be a term for "head" or "skull",^[2] "leggings", "moccasins",^[3] or "body".^[4]

Alternative forms

Appaloosa

Noun

appaloosa (plural appaloosas)

(Southern US) A catfish.
- 2005, David Francis, The Great Inland Sea, page 141:
  A big fish wends its way towards the shape the light makes, stops and sucks at air. Mottled brown and black, with a pink, appaloosa mouth.
- 2008, Harry Noble, Me and Burnice: A Simpler Time, page 167:
  On a two-day camp out at Red Bluff on the Angelina River in East Texas, we had out twelve trotlines, fishing for mud, appaloosa, blue and channel catfish.

References

^ 2002, Dave Conklin, Montana History Weekends: 52 Adventures in History, page 63: "White settlers first described the colorful native mounts as "a Palouse horse," which was soon slurred to "Appalousey."
^ 1911, John Reed Swanton, Indian tribes of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent coast, page 364: It is said the word appalousa, in the Indian language, means ' black head,' or 'black skull.'
^ 1905, Bulletin - United States Geological Survey, issue 257, page 232: Opelousas; town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, named from a tribe of Indians, the name signifying " black head," or " black moccasins."
^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “appaloosa”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Finnish

Etymology

< English appaloosa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑpːɑloːsɑ/, [ˈɑ̝pːɑ̝ˌlo̞ːs̠ɑ̝]
Rhymes: -oːsɑ
Syllabification^(key): ap‧pa‧loo‧sa
Hyphenation^(key): ap‧pa‧loo‧sa

Noun

appaloosa

appaloosa (breed of horse)

Declension

Inflection of appaloosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		appaloosa	appaloosat
genitive		appaloosan	appaloosien
partitive		appaloosaa	appaloosia
illative		appaloosaan	appaloosiin
		singular	plural
nominative		appaloosa	appaloosat
accusative	nom.	appaloosa	appaloosat
accusative	gen.	appaloosan	appaloosat
genitive		appaloosan	appaloosien appaloosain ^rare
partitive		appaloosaa	appaloosia
inessive		appaloosassa	appaloosissa
elative		appaloosasta	appaloosista
illative		appaloosaan	appaloosiin
adessive		appaloosalla	appaloosilla
ablative		appaloosalta	appaloosilta
allative		appaloosalle	appaloosille
essive		appaloosana	appaloosina
translative		appaloosaksi	appaloosiksi
abessive		appaloosatta	appaloositta
instructive		—	appaloosin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of appaloosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		appaloosani	appaloosani
accusative	nom.	appaloosani	appaloosani
accusative	gen.	appaloosani	appaloosani
genitive		appaloosani	appaloosieni appaloosaini ^rare
partitive		appaloosaani	appaloosiani
inessive		appaloosassani	appaloosissani
elative		appaloosastani	appaloosistani
illative		appaloosaani	appaloosiini
adessive		appaloosallani	appaloosillani
ablative		appaloosaltani	appaloosiltani
allative		appaloosalleni	appaloosilleni
essive		appaloosanani	appaloosinani
translative		appaloosakseni	appaloosikseni
abessive		appaloosattani	appaloosittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	appaloosineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		appaloosasi	appaloosasi
accusative	nom.	appaloosasi	appaloosasi
accusative	gen.	appaloosasi	appaloosasi
genitive		appaloosasi	appaloosiesi appaloosaisi ^rare
partitive		appaloosaasi	appaloosiasi
inessive		appaloosassasi	appaloosissasi
elative		appaloosastasi	appaloosistasi
illative		appaloosaasi	appaloosiisi
adessive		appaloosallasi	appaloosillasi
ablative		appaloosaltasi	appaloosiltasi
allative		appaloosallesi	appaloosillesi
essive		appaloosanasi	appaloosinasi
translative		appaloosaksesi	appaloosiksesi
abessive		appaloosattasi	appaloosittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	appaloosinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		appaloosamme	appaloosamme
accusative	nom.	appaloosamme	appaloosamme
accusative	gen.	appaloosamme	appaloosamme
genitive		appaloosamme	appaloosiemme appaloosaimme ^rare
partitive		appaloosaamme	appaloosiamme
inessive		appaloosassamme	appaloosissamme
elative		appaloosastamme	appaloosistamme
illative		appaloosaamme	appaloosiimme
adessive		appaloosallamme	appaloosillamme
ablative		appaloosaltamme	appaloosiltamme
allative		appaloosallemme	appaloosillemme
essive		appaloosanamme	appaloosinamme
translative		appaloosaksemme	appaloosiksemme
abessive		appaloosattamme	appaloosittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	appaloosinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		appaloosanne	appaloosanne
accusative	nom.	appaloosanne	appaloosanne
accusative	gen.	appaloosanne	appaloosanne
genitive		appaloosanne	appaloosienne appaloosainne ^rare
partitive		appaloosaanne	appaloosianne
inessive		appaloosassanne	appaloosissanne
elative		appaloosastanne	appaloosistanne
illative		appaloosaanne	appaloosiinne
adessive		appaloosallanne	appaloosillanne
ablative		appaloosaltanne	appaloosiltanne
allative		appaloosallenne	appaloosillenne
essive		appaloosananne	appaloosinanne
translative		appaloosaksenne	appaloosiksenne
abessive		appaloosattanne	appaloosittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	appaloosinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		appaloosansa	appaloosansa
accusative	nom.	appaloosansa	appaloosansa
accusative	gen.	appaloosansa	appaloosansa
genitive		appaloosansa	appaloosiensa appaloosainsa ^rare
partitive		appaloosaansa	appaloosiaan appaloosiansa
inessive		appaloosassaan appaloosassansa	appaloosissaan appaloosissansa
elative		appaloosastaan appaloosastansa	appaloosistaan appaloosistansa
illative		appaloosaansa	appaloosiinsa
adessive		appaloosallaan appaloosallansa	appaloosillaan appaloosillansa
ablative		appaloosaltaan appaloosaltansa	appaloosiltaan appaloosiltansa
allative		appaloosalleen appaloosallensa	appaloosilleen appaloosillensa
essive		appaloosanaan appaloosanansa	appaloosinaan appaloosinansa
translative		appaloosakseen appaloosaksensa	appaloosikseen appaloosiksensa
abessive		appaloosattaan appaloosattansa	appaloosittaan appaloosittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	appaloosineen appaloosinensa

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.paˈlu.zɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.paˈlu.za/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɐˈlu.zɐ/

Noun

appaloosa m or f by sense (plural appaloosas)

appaloosa (a breed of horse)

[1] 2002, Dave Conklin, Montana History Weekends: 52 Adventures in History, page 63: "White settlers first described the colorful native mounts as "a Palouse horse," which was soon slurred to "Appalousey."

[2] 1911, John Reed Swanton, Indian tribes of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent coast, page 364: It is said the word appalousa, in the Indian language, means ' black head,' or 'black skull.'

[3] 1905, Bulletin - United States Geological Survey, issue 257, page 232: Opelousas; town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, named from a tribe of Indians, the name signifying " black head," or " black moccasins."

[4] Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “appaloosa”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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