boomslang
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Afrikaans boomslang, from Dutch boomslang, composed of boom (“tree”) + slang (“snake”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
boomslang (plural boomslang or boomslangs)
- (South Africa) A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.
Translations[edit]
Dispholidus typus
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
boomslang (plural boomslange)
Descendants[edit]
- → English: boomslang
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of boom + slang. Attested from the mid-18th century.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
boomslang f or m (plural boomslangen, diminutive boomslangetje n)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- boomslang on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
boomslang
- boomslang (venomous snake)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of boomslang (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | boomslang | boomslangit | ||
genitive | boomslangin | boomslangien | ||
partitive | boomslangia | boomslangeja | ||
illative | boomslangiin | boomslangeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | boomslang | boomslangit | ||
accusative | nom. | boomslang | boomslangit | |
gen. | boomslangin | |||
genitive | boomslangin | boomslangien | ||
partitive | boomslangia | boomslangeja | ||
inessive | boomslangissa | boomslangeissa | ||
elative | boomslangista | boomslangeista | ||
illative | boomslangiin | boomslangeihin | ||
adessive | boomslangilla | boomslangeilla | ||
ablative | boomslangilta | boomslangeilta | ||
allative | boomslangille | boomslangeille | ||
essive | boomslangina | boomslangeina | ||
translative | boomslangiksi | boomslangeiksi | ||
abessive | boomslangitta | boomslangeitta | ||
instructive | — | boomslangein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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