bison

Betekenis (Engels)

A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

Concepten

bizon

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Europese bizon

wisent

Amerikaanse bizon

kafferbuffel

Europese

buffel

Synoniemen

buffalo

aurochs

American buffalo

American bison

american buffaloes

wild buffalo

wild cow

wisent

Buffalo

wild ox

Vertalingen

bison

bisonte

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Bison

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bisão

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bisonte

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bisonte

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Wisent

bisão-americano

auroque

bisão-europeu

βίσονας

bisó

بيسون

βίσωνας

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbaɪ̯sən/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: bison

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: wisunt

Verwant aan Duits: Wisent

Verwant aan Oudengels: wesend

Verwant aan Middelnederlands: 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.