walrus

(Inglês)

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈwɔːl.ɹəs/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com inglês arcaico: horshwæl

Cognato com dinamarquês: hvalros

Cognato com nórdico arcaico: hrosshvalr

Cognato com alemão: 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.

Conceitos

morsa

Sinônimos

sea horse

seahorse

sea cow

sea elephant

Morse

sea-horse

Traduções

morse

Walross

morsa

tricheco

walrus

mors

morsa

mors

Walroß

Odobenus rosmarus

θαλάσσιος ίππος

Odobaenus rosmarus

Trichechus rosmarus

zeepaard

koń morski