walrus

(Angielski)

Noun

1. A large Arctic marine mammal related to seals and having long tusks, tough, wrinkled skin, and four flippers, Odobenus rosmarus.
2. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) A man with a walrus moustache.

Verb

1. To hunt walruses
2. To be like a walrus
3. To be like a walrus
4. To be like a walrus

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Pokrewny z staroangielski: horshwæl

Pokrewny z duński: hvalros

Pokrewny z staronordyjski: hrosshvalr

Pokrewny z niemiecki: Walross

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.

Koncepcje

mors

koń morski

Synonimy

sea horse

seahorse

sea cow

sea elephant

Morse

sea-horse

Tłumaczenia

morse

morsa

Walross

tricheco

walrus

morsa

morsa

mors

θαλάσσιος ίππος

Odobenus rosmarus

Walroß

Odobaenus rosmarus

rosmarus

Odobenus rosmarus

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