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lynx

English

Etymology

From Middle English lynx, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek ???? (lúnx), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (white; light; bright), because of the cat's glowing eyes and ability to see in the dark. Replaced Old English lox as the animal died out in Britain during the Middle Ages.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: l?ngks, IPA(key): /l??ks/
  • Homophone: links
  • Rhymes: -??ks

Noun

lynx (plural lynxes or lynx)

  1. Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • lynx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Lynx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch linx, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek ???? (lúnx).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l??ks/
  • Hyphenation: lynx
  • Rhymes: -??ks
  • Homophone: links

Noun

lynx m (plural lynxen, diminutive lynxje n)

  1. lynx, felid of the genus Lynx, in particular the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx); sometimes used of other medium-sized felids with large, plumed ears.

Synonyms

  • los (dated)

Derived terms

  • Canadese lynx
  • Europese lynx
  • Iberische lynx
  • pardellynx
  • rode lynx
  • Spaanse lynx
  • woestijnlynx

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin, from Ancient Greek ???? (lúnx)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l??ks/

Noun

lynx m (plural lynx)

  1. a lynx

Synonyms

  • loup-cervier

Derived terms

  • œil de lynx

Further reading

  • “lynx” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (lúnx).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lynks/, [l??ks?]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /links/, [li?ks]

Noun

lynx m or f (genitive lyncis); third declension

  1. A lynx
    Colla lyncum.
    The necks of the lynxes.
    • Carmina (also Odes) by Horace (Latin text with English translations)
      Quin et Prometheus et Pelopis parens
      dulci laborem decipitur sono
      nec curat Orion leones
      aut timidos agitare lyncas
      Prometheus too and Pelops' sire
      In listening lose the sense of woe;
      Orion hearkens to the lyre,
      And lets the lynx and lion go.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

References

  • lynx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lynx in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lynx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • linx, lenx

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek ???? (lúnx).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /links/, [li?ks]

Noun

lynx (plural lenxis or lynces)

  1. lynx

Descendants

  • English: lynx
  • Scots: lynx (obsolete)

References

  • “linx, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-24.

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caracal

English

Etymology

From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish ?????????? (kara-kulak, literally black ear), a calque of Persian ????????? (siyâh-guš). Compare modern Turkish karakulak.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ka??kal/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?kæ??kæl/

Noun

caracal (plural caracals)

  1. A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.

Synonyms

  • African lynx, Asian lynx, Persian lynx, Indian lynx, desert lynx (varying with location); lynx (improper)

Translations

References

  • caracal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Caracal on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Caracal on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
  • Caracal caracal in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.
  • caracal at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • caracal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish ?????????? (kara kulak), a calque of Persian ????????? (siyah guš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ka?.ra??k?l/
  • Hyphenation: ca?ra?cal

Noun

caracal m (plural caracals, diminutive caracalletje n)

  1. caracal, Caracal caracal
    Synonym: woestijnlynx

Hypernyms

  • katachtige

French

Etymology

From Turkish karakulak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.?a.kal/
  • Hyphenation: ca?ra?cal

Noun

caracal m (plural caracals)

  1. caracal

Synonyms

  • lynx du désert
  • lynx de Perse

Italian

Etymology

From Turkish karakulak.

Noun

caracal m (invariable)

  1. caracal
    Synonym: lince persiana

Anagrams

  • acclara
  • calcara

Portuguese

Etymology

From Turkish karakulak.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.?a.?kaw/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /k?.??.?ka?/
  • Hyphenation: ca?ra?cal

Noun

caracal m (plural caracais)

  1. caracal (Caracal caracal)
    Synonym: lince-do-deserto

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