pelikan

• IPA^(key): /peliˈkæˀn/

pelikan c (singular definite pelikanen, plural indefinite pelikaner)

1. pelican (seabird)

• “pelikan” in Den Danske Ordbog

pelikan m (definite singular pelikanen, indefinite plural pelikaner, definite plural pelikanene)

1. a pelican (seabird)

• “pelikan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

pelikan m (definite singular pelikanen, indefinite plural pelikanar, definite plural pelikanane)

1. a pelican (seabird)

• “pelikan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Learned borrowing from Latin pelicānus.

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈli.kan/

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• Rhymes: -ikan
• Syllabification: pe‧li‧kan
• Homophone: Pelikan

pelikan m animal (female equivalent pelikanica, diminutive pelikanik, related adjective pelikanowy)

1. pelican (any seabird of the family Pelecanidae)
2. Pelikan brand writing pen
3. (derogatory, politics, slang) person considered to be uncritically supporting the ruling party in Poland after the 2015 elections and accepting its arguments and propaganda messages without any objections
4. (colloquial, in the plural) flabby, sagging skin of the arms, especially visible when spread horizontally

   Synonyms: motylki, skrzydełka

• pelikan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pelikany in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pelikan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from German Pelikan.

• IPA^(key): /pelǐkaːn/
• Hyphenation: pe‧li‧kan

pelìkān m anim (Cyrillic spelling пелѝка̄н)

1. pelican (seabird)

   Synonym: nèsit

• “pelikan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

pelikan c

1. pelican (seabird)

• pelikan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pelikan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pelikan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Borrowed from French pélican.

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pelikan (definite accusative pelikanı, plural pelikanlar)

1. pelican