crocodile: difference between revisions

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Browse history interactively
← Go to previous editGo to next edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Protegmatic (talk | contribs)
16,085 edits
t+pga:timsaa (Assisted)
m →English: moved single Pronuncation before multiple Etymologies; →English:Etymology 1: adopted English:Noun; →English:Etymology 2: adopted English:Verb
(9 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
==English==
==English==
[[Image:NileCrocodile.jpg|thumb|right|Nile crocodiles]]
[[Image:NileCrocodile.jpg|thumb|right|Nile crocodiles]]
{{wikipedia|Crocodile dilemma}}
{{wikipedia|Crocodile}}

===Etymology===
⚫
From {{inh|en|enm|cocodrill}}, {{m|enm|cokadrill}}, {{m|enm|cokedril}}, from {{der|en|fro|cocodril}} (modern {{cog|fr|crocodile}}), from {{der|en|ML.|cocodrillus}}, from {{der|en|la|crocodilus}}, from {{der|en|grc|κροκόδειλος|}}. The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms. {{doublet|en|krokodil}}.

⚫
The verb is derived from the noun as a {{calque|en|eo|krokodili|nocap=1}}


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|GA}} {{IPA|en|/ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/|[ˈkʰɹɑkədaɪɫ]}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɹɑkədaɪl/|[ˈkʰɹɑkədaɪɫ]|a=GA}}
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/ˈkɹɒkədaɪl/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈkɹɒkədaɪl/|a=UK}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crocodile.wav|Audio (Southern England)}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crocodile.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{hyphenation|en|croc|o|dile}}<ref>{{R:Hyphenation exception log}}</ref>
* {{hyphenation|en|croc|o|dile}}<ref>{{R:Hyphenation exception log}}</ref>


===Noun===
===Etymology 1===
⚫
From {{inh|en|enm|cocodrill}}, {{m|enm|cokadrill}}, {{m|enm|cokedril}}, from {{der|en|fro|cocodril}} (modern {{cog|fr|crocodile}}), from {{der|en|ML.|cocodrillus}}, from {{der|en|la|crocodilus}}, from {{der|en|grc|κροκόδειλος|}}. The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms. {{doublet|en|krokodil}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


Line 31: Line 29:
|passage=We have seen syllogisms, '''crocodiles''', enthymemas, sorites, &c. explained and tried upon a boy of nine or ten years old in playful conversation{{...}}}}
|passage=We have seen syllogisms, '''crocodiles''', enthymemas, sorites, &c. explained and tried upon a boy of nine or ten years old in playful conversation{{...}}}}


====Synonyms====
=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|predatory amphibious reptile}} {{l|en|croc}} {{qualifier|informal}}
* {{sense|predatory amphibious reptile}} {{l|en|croc}} {{qualifier|informal}}


====Derived terms====
=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|en|{{l|en|after a while, crocodile}}
{{col-auto|en|crocodiledom|crocodilelike|crocodility|crocoduck|werecrocodile|{{l|en|after a while, crocodile}}
|[[American crocodile]] ({{taxlink|Crocodylus acutus|species}})
|[[American crocodile]] ({{taxlink|Crocodylus acutus|species}})
|{{vern|Australian freshwater crocodile}} ({{taxlink|Crocodylus johnstoni|species}})
|{{vern|Australian freshwater crocodile}} ({{taxlink|Crocodylus johnstoni|species}})
Line 55: Line 53:
|[[Morelet's crocodile]] ({{taxlink|Crocodylus moreletii|species}})
|[[Morelet's crocodile]] ({{taxlink|Crocodylus moreletii|species}})
|[[mugger crocodile]] ({{taxlink|Crocodylus palustris|species}})
|[[mugger crocodile]] ({{taxlink|Crocodylus palustris|species}})
|{{vern|New Guinea crocodile}} ({{taxlink|Crocodylus novaeguineae|species}})
|{{vern|New Guinea crocodile}} ({{taxlink|Crocodylus novaeguineae|species}})
|{{l|en|Nile crocodile}} ({{taxlink|Crocodylus niloticus|species}})
|{{l|en|Nile crocodile}} ({{taxlink|Crocodylus niloticus|species}})
|[[Orinoco crocodile]] ({{taxlink|Crocodylus intermedius|species}})
|[[Orinoco crocodile]] ({{taxlink|Crocodylus intermedius|species}})
Line 64: Line 62:
|[[swamp crocodile]] ({{taxlink|Crocodylus palustris|species}})}}
|[[swamp crocodile]] ({{taxlink|Crocodylus palustris|species}})}}


====Related terms====
=====Related terms=====
* {{l|en|crocodilian}}
* {{l|en|crocodilian}}


====Descendants====
=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|bor=1|mi|kokorotaera|karakotaera}}
* {{desc|bor=1|mi|kokorotaera|karakotaera}}
* {{desc|niu|kirokotaili|bor=1}}
* {{desc|niu|kirokotaili|bor=1}}
Line 74: Line 72:
* {{desc|cy|crocodeil|bor=1}}
* {{desc|cy|crocodeil|bor=1}}


====Translations====
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|reptile}}
{{trans-top|reptile}}
* Acehnese: {{t|ace|buya}}
* Acehnese: {{t|ace|buya}}
Line 114: Line 112:
* Coptic: {{t|cop|ⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ}}
* Coptic: {{t|cop|ⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ}}
* Cornish: {{t|kw|krokodil|m}}
* Cornish: {{t|kw|krokodil|m}}
* Corsican: {{t|co|cuccudrillu}}
* Crimean Tatar: {{t|crh|timsah}}
* Crimean Tatar: {{t|crh|timsah}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|krokodýl|m}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|krokodýl|m}}
Line 188: Line 187:
* Luba-Kasai: {{t|lua|ngandu|c1|c4|alt=ngandù}}
* Luba-Kasai: {{t|lua|ngandu|c1|c4|alt=ngandù}}
* Luo: {{t|luo|nyang'}}
* Luo: {{t|luo|nyang'}}
* Luxembourgish: {{t|lb|Krokodil|n}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|крокодил|m}}
* Macedonian: {{t|mk|крокодил|m}}
* Makasae: {{t|mkz|lawahae}}
* Makasae: {{t|mkz|lawahae}}
Line 194: Line 194:
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|മുതല}}
* Malayalam: {{t+|ml|മുതല}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|kukkudrill|m}}
* Maltese: {{t|mt|kukkudrill|m}}
* Manx: {{t|gv|croggyl|m}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|kokorotaera}}, {{t+|mi|karakotaera}}, {{t|mi|kumi ihuroa}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|kokorotaera}}, {{t+|mi|karakotaera}}, {{t|mi|kumi ihuroa}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|मगर|f}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|मगर|f}}
Line 210: Line 211:
* Njyem: {{t|njy|nkɛn}}
* Njyem: {{t|njy|nkɛn}}
* Nogai: {{t|nog|алаван}}
* Nogai: {{t|nog|алаван}}
* Northern Sami: {{t-needed|se}}
* Norwegian:
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|krokodille|m|f}}
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|krokodille|m|f}}
Line 238: Line 240:
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|krokodil|m}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|krokodil|m}}
* Somali: {{t+|so|yaxaas}}
* Somali: {{t+|so|yaxaas}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|cocodrilo|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|cocodrilo|m}}, {{t+|es|crocodilo|m}}
* Sundanese: {{t|su|ᮘᮥᮠᮚ|tr=buhaya}}
* Sundanese: {{t|su|ᮘᮥᮠᮚ|tr=buhaya}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|mamba}}, {{t+|sw|ngwena|c9|c10}}
* Swahili: {{t+|sw|mamba}}, {{t+|sw|ngwena|c9|c10}}
Line 267: Line 269:
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|sấu}}, {{t+|vi|cá sấu}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|sấu}}, {{t+|vi|cá sấu}}
* Volapük: {{t+|vo|krokod}}
* Volapük: {{t+|vo|krokod}}
* Walloon: {{t+|wa|crocodile|m}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|crocodeil|m}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|crocodeil|m}}
* West Coast Bajau: {{t|bdr|beliou}}, {{t|bdr|buoyo}}
* West Coast Bajau: {{t|bdr|beliou}}, {{t|bdr|buoyo}}
* West Frisian: {{t|fy|krokodil|c}}
* White Hmong: {{t|mww|khej}}
* White Hmong: {{t|mww|khej}}
* Wolof: {{t|wo|jasig|alt=jasig ji}}
* Wolof: {{t|wo|jasig|alt=jasig ji}}
Line 286: Line 290:
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


===Verb===
===Etymology 2===
⚫
Derived from the noun as a {{calque|en|eo|krokodili|nocap=1}}.

====Verb====
{{en-verb}}
{{en-verb}}


# {{lb|en|intransitive|slang}} To speak another language than [[Esperanto]] at an Esperanto-language gathering.
# {{lb|en|intransitive|slang}} To speak another language than [[Esperanto]] at an Esperanto-language gathering.


====Translations====
=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|to speak another language rather than Esperanto}}
{{trans-top|to speak another language rather than Esperanto}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|krokodili}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|krokodili}}
Line 322: Line 329:
===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-crocodile.ogg|audio}}
* {{audio|fr|Fr-crocodile.ogg}}


===Noun===
===Noun===

Revision as of 23:04, 21 September 2024

English

Nile crocodiles
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English cocodrill, cokadrill, cokedril, from Old French cocodril (modern French crocodile), from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms. Doublet of krokodil.

Noun

crocodile (plural crocodiles)

  1. Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
    • 2005, Mwelwa Musambachime, Basic Facts on Zambia, page 97:
      Industrial and rural expansion is shrinking and destroying the Nile crocodile's natural habitat. The Nile crocodiles, in particular, have been a source of highly durable leather for a variety of products which can be crafted and manufactured.
    • 2008, Walkter B. Wood, “Chapter 16: Forensic Identification in Fatal Crocodile Attacks”, in Marc Oxenham, editor, Forensic Approaches to Death, Disaster and Abuse, page 244:
      Two species of crocodile inhabit Australian waterways: (a) the saltwater Crocodile — Crocodylus porosus, and (b) the freshwater crocodile — Crocodylus johnstoni.
    • 2011, Sam Thaker, The Crocodile's Teeth, page 31:
      One contained some brightly-coloured tropical birds, one a python and the other a large and very lively crocodile.
      I told the customer that the boxes containing the crocodile and the python were not packed to my satisfaction, as there were not enough nails securing them.
  2. A long line or procession of people (especially children) walking together.
    • 1939, George Orwell, Coming Up for Air, part 2, chapter 8:
      Sometimes the kids from the slap-up boys' schools in Eastbourne used to be led round in crocodiles to hand out fags and peppermint creams to the 'wounded Tommies', as they called us.
  3. (logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have been first used by a crocodile.
    • 1798, Maria Edgeworth, Practical Education:
      We have seen syllogisms, crocodiles, enthymemas, sorites, &c. explained and tried upon a boy of nine or ten years old in playful conversation […]
Synonyms
  • (predatory amphibious reptile): croc (informal)
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations

Etymology 2

Derived from the noun as a calque of Esperanto krokodili.

Verb

crocodile (third-person singular simple present crocodiles, present participle crocodiling, simple past and past participle crocodiled)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To speak another language than Esperanto at an Esperanto-language gathering.
Translations

See also

References

  1. ^ Hyphenation exception log, Barbara Beeton, 2015, online at [1]

French

Etymology

From Old French cocodril, inherited from Latin crocodīlus with metathesis, later respelled to match the Latin form. Compare English crocodile, itself respelled from Middle English cocodrill.

Pronunciation

Noun

crocodile m (plural crocodiles)

  1. crocodile

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Classical Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Noun

crocodile f (plural crocodiles)

  1. (Jersey) crocodile
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=crocodile&oldid=81721939"