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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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- 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.
- Colla lyncum.
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- caracal
Synonyms
- lynx du désert
- lynx de Perse
Italian
Etymology
From Turkish karakulak.
Noun
caracal m (invariable)
- 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)
- caracal (Caracal caracal)
- Synonym: lince-do-deserto
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