bison

Betekenis (Engels)

A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

Sinonieme

buffalo

aurochs

American buffalo

American bison

american buffaloes

wild buffalo

wild cow

wisent

Buffalo

wild ox

Vertalings

bison

bisonte

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Bison

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bisão

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bisonte

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bizon

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bisonte

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Wisent

bisão-americano

auroque

bisão-europeu

βίσονας

bisó

بيسون

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbaɪ̯sən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: bison

Verwante met Old High German: wisunt

Verwante met Duits: Wisent

Verwante met Old English: wesend

Verwante met Middle Dutch: wesent

In summary

From Middle English bysontes, bysountes pl, from Middle French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”).
The Latin term is recorded in the 1st century, likely a direct loan from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”) (see for full etymology). Akin to Old High German wisunt (“bison”), German Wisent (“bison”), Old English wesend, wusend (“bison, buffalo, wild ox”), Middle Dutch wēsent (“wild ox”). Doublet of wisent.