walrus

(Englisch)

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Probably borrowed from Dutch walrus, a compound of wal (“whale”) and ros (“horse”). Displaced native Old English horshwæl (literally “horse-whale”). Compare similar constructions in Danish hvalros, Old Norse hrosshvalr, and German Walross.

Walroß

Seeelefant

mors

Odobenus rosmarus

θαλάσσιος ίππος

Odobaenus rosmarus

Trichechus rosmarus

koń morski

gran caballo de mar

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