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bizon

bizon

Albanian

Noun

bizon m (indefinite plural bizone, definite singular bizoni, definite plural bizonet)

  1. bison (the American one)

Declension


Czech

Etymology

From English bison,[1] from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (wild ox), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (wild ox, aurochs), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (aurochs, aurochs horn), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (to flow, melt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪzon/

Noun

bizon m

  1. bison (the American one)

Declension

References

  1. bizon in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bi‧zon

Noun

bizon m (plural bizons, diminutive bizonnetje n)

  1. bison

Polish

bizon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʲi.zɔn/

Noun

bizon m anim

  1. American bison, Bison bison

Usage notes

This word is never applied to the European bison or wisent, which is referred to exclusively as żubr.

Declension


Romanian

Bizon

Etymology

From French bison, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (wild ox), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (wild ox, aurochs), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (aurochs, aurochs horn), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (to flow, melt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biˈzon/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧zon

Noun

  1. American bison (Bison bison)

Declension


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin bison.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǐzoːn/
  • Hyphenation: bi‧zon

Noun

bìzōn m (Cyrillic spelling бѝзо̄н)

  1. bison

Declension

References

  • bizon” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbíːzɔn/
  • Tonal orthography: bȋzon

Noun

bízon m anim (genitive bízona, nominative plural bízoni)

  1. bison

Declension