jabiru

See also: Jabiru and jabirú

English

Etymology

From a Tupian term such as Old Tupi îabyru,[1] said to mean either "swollen neck"[2] or "one that spits".[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæbɪ.ɹuː/

Noun

jabiru (plural jabirus)

  2. A species of bird Jabiru mycteria in the monotypic genus Jabiru, of the stork family Ciconiidae, endemic to the Americas.
  4. (Australia) The black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus.
    • 1934, Henry G. Lamond, An Aviary On The Plains, page 83:
      He's a jabiru - the only Australian stork.

Translations

References

  1. ^ A. B. H. Ferreira, Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, second edition (Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1986), page 977
  2. ^ Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary →ISBN, 2001), page 768
  3. ^ Webster's II New College Dictionary (2005)

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jabiru, from Old Tupi îabyru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjabɪru]
  • Rhymes: -ɪru
  • Hyphenation: ja‧bi‧ru

Noun

jabiru m anim (indeclinable)

  1. jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʒa.biˈɾu/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒɐ.biˈɾu/ [ʒɐ.βiˈɾu]

  • Hyphenation: ja‧bi‧ru

Noun

jabiru m (plural jabirus)

  1. alternative form of jaburu

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jabiru.

Noun

jabiru n (plural jabiruri)

  1. jabiru

Declension

Declension of jabiru
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative jabiru jabirul jabiruri jabirurile
genitive-dative jabiru jabirului jabiruri jabirurilor
vocative jabirule jabirurilor
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