wombat
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag. It was originally written whom-batt in English.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɑmˌbæt/
- (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈwɒm.bæt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑmbæt, -ɒmbæt
Noun
wombat (plural wombats)
- Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
- (Australia, slang) A slow and stupid person; a dullard.
Derived terms
- bare-nosed wombat
- northern hairy-nosed wombat
- southern hairy-nosed wombat
- wombat crossing
- wombat-headed
- wombat trail
Translations
marsupial
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɔm.bɑt/
Audio: (file)
Noun
wombat m (plural wombats, diminutive wombatje n)
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɔ̃.bat/, /vɔ̃.bat/
Audio: (file)
Noun
wombat m (plural wombats)
- wombat
- Synonym: (dated) phascolome
Further reading
- “wombat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈwombat/ [ˈwom.bat̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ombat
- Syllabification: wom‧bat
Noun
wombat (plural wombat-wombat)
- wombat (any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae)
Interlingua
Noun
wombat
Polish
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔm.bat/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔmbat
- Syllabification: wom‧bat
Noun
wombat m animal
Declension
Declension of wombat
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | wombat | wombaty |
genitive | wombata | wombatów |
dative | wombatowi | wombatom |
accusative | wombata | wombaty |
instrumental | wombatem | wombatami |
locative | wombacie | wombatach |
vocative | wombacie | wombaty |
Derived terms
noun
Further reading
- wombat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈõ.ba.t͡ʃi/ [ʊˈõ.ba.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.ba.t͡ʃi/, /uˈõ.bat͡ʃ/ [ʊˈõ.bat͡ʃ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.bat͡ʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈõ.bat͡ʃ/ [ʊˈõ.bat͡ʃ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.bat͡ʃ/, /uˈõ.ba.t͡ʃi/ [ʊˈõ.ba.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.ba.t͡ʃi/
Noun
wombat m (plural wombats)
- alternative form of vombate
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
wombat m (plural wombați)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | wombat | wombatul | wombați | wombații | |
genitive-dative | wombat | wombatului | wombați | wombaților | |
vocative | wombatule | wombaților |