lynx

(Engels)

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

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/lɪŋks/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: lynx

Verwante met Engels: los

Verwante met Middle English: lusk

Verwante met Old English: lox

In summary

From Middle English lynx, linx, lenx, lynce, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx), from Proto-Hellenic *lúnks, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”), because of the cat's glowing eyes and ability to see in the dark.
Displaced English los; Middle English lusk (“lynx”), from Old English lox (“lynx”) as the animal died out in Britain during the Middle Ages.

Sinonieme

catamount

bobcat

wildcat

European lynx

Lynx canadensis

common lynx

Northern lynx

caracal

Eurasian lynx

Vertalings

Luchs

lynx

lince

lince

lynx

ryś

λύγκας

lynx

lince

vaşak

Lynx lynx

los

Lynx canadensis

linx

linx