steenbok

See also: Steenbok

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans steenbok, from Dutch steenbok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːnbɒk/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

steenbok (plural steenboks or steenbok)

  1. A common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa, Raphicerus campestris.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch steenbok.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

steenbok (plural steenbokke)

  1. steenbok (antelope)

Descendants

  • English: steenbok

Dutch

Etymology

From steen (stone) +‎ bok (billy goat). The sense Raphicerus campestris is attested from at least as early as 1787.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteːmbɔk/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

steenbok m (plural steenbokken, diminutive steenbokje n)

  1. an ibex, rock goat (wild mountain goat)
  2. synonym of steenbokantilope (steenbok, Raphicerus campestris)

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