reptiel

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch reptiel, from French reptile, from Middle French reptile, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

reptiel (plural reptiele, diminutive reptieltjie)

  1. reptile, any member of the class Reptilia

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French reptile, from Middle French reptile, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”), from Latin rēpō (“to creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *rep- (“to creep, slink”) (Pokorny; Watkins, 1969).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rɛpˈtil/
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  • Hyphenation: rep‧tiel
  • Rhymes: -il

Noun[edit]

reptiel n (plural reptielen, diminutive reptieltje n)

  1. reptile, any member of the class Reptilia
    Synonym: kruipdier

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: reptiel
  • → Indonesian: reptil
  • → Papiamentu: rèptil
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