flamingo
English
Etymology
From Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamengo (“flame colored”), from Provençal flama (“flame”), from Latin flamma (“flame”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥g- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /fləˈmɪŋɡoʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪŋɡəʊ
Noun
flamingo (plural flamingos or flamingoes)
- A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
- A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
- flamingo:
Synonyms
- (bird): phenicopter
Derived terms
- Andean flamingo
- Chilean flamingo
- flamingo flower
- flamingo tongue
- James's flamingo
- lesser flamingo
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Adjective
flamingo (not comparable)
- Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
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See also
- (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)
Danish
Noun
flamingo c (singular definite flamingoen, plural indefinite flamingoer)
- flamingo (bird)
Declension
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | flamingo | flamingoen | flamingoer | flamingoerne |
genitive | flamingos | flamingoens | flamingoers | flamingoernes |
References
- “flamingo” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamengo, from Old Occitan flamenc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌflaːˈmɪŋ.ɡoː/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: fla‧min‧go
Noun
flamingo m (plural flamingo's, diminutive flamingootje n)
- flamingo, bird of the family Phoenicopteridae
- Synonym: zeegans
- (Suriname) scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber
- Synonym: rode ibis
Descendants
- Afrikaans: flamink
Esperanto
Etymology
flamo (“flame”) + -ingo (“socket”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [flaˈminɡo]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -inɡo
- Hyphenation: fla‧min‧go
Noun
flamingo (accusative singular flamingon, plural flamingoj, accusative plural flamingojn)
- gas burner
See also
- flamengo (“flamingo”)
Finnish
Etymology
From English flamingo, from Spanish flamengo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflɑmiŋːo/, [ˈflɑmiŋːo̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑmiŋːo
- Syllabification(key): fla‧min‧go
Noun
flamingo
- flamingo
- (specifically) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Declension
Inflection of flamingo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | flamingo | flamingot | |
genitive | flamingon | flamingojen | |
partitive | flamingoa | flamingoja | |
illative | flamingoon | flamingoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | flamingo | flamingot | |
accusative | nom. | flamingo | flamingot |
gen. | flamingon | ||
genitive | flamingon | flamingojen | |
partitive | flamingoa | flamingoja | |
inessive | flamingossa | flamingoissa | |
elative | flamingosta | flamingoista | |
illative | flamingoon | flamingoihin | |
adessive | flamingolla | flamingoilla | |
ablative | flamingolta | flamingoilta | |
allative | flamingolle | flamingoille | |
essive | flamingona | flamingoina | |
translative | flamingoksi | flamingoiksi | |
instructive | — | flamingoin | |
abessive | flamingotta | flamingoitta | |
comitative | — | flamingoineen |
Possessive forms of flamingo (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | flamingoni | flamingomme |
2nd person | flamingosi | flamingonne |
3rd person | flamingonsa |
Malay
Noun
flamingo (plural flamingo-flamingo, informal 1st possessive flamingoku, 2nd possessive flamingomu, 3rd possessive flamingonya)
- flamingo
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Portuguese flamingo.
Noun
flamingo m (definite singular flamingoen, indefinite plural flamingoer, definite plural flamingoene)
- a flamingo
References
- “flamingo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Portuguese flamingo.
Noun
flamingo m (definite singular flamingoen, indefinite plural flamingoar, definite plural flamingoane)
- a flamingo
References
- “flamingo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- flamengo
Etymology
Borrowed from English flamingo, from Portuguese and Spanish flamengo (“flame colored”), from Old Occitan flamenc (“flame colored”), from Latin flamma (“flame”) (compare Portuguese chama, flama).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /flaˈmĩ.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /flaˈmĩ.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /flɐˈmĩ.ɡu/
- Hyphenation: fla‧min‧go
Noun
flamingo m (plural flamingos)
- flamingo (bird)
Related terms
- chama
- flamejante
See also
- flamengo
Romanian
Alternative forms
- flaming (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Flamingo, from Spanish flamengo or Portuguese flamengo (“flame colored”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flaˈmin.ɡo/
Noun
flamingo m (plural flamingi)
- flamingo (bird)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) flamingo | flamingoul | (niște) flamingi | flamingii |
genitive/dative | (unui) flamingo | flamingoului | (unor) flamingi | flamingilor |
vocative | flamingoule | flamingilor |
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) flamingo | flamingul | (niște) flamingi | flamingii |
genitive/dative | (unui) flamingo | flamingului | (unor) flamingi | flamingilor |
vocative | flamingule | flamingilor |
Derived terms
- flamingo andin
- flamingo chilian
- flamingo minor
- flamingo roz
Paronyms
- flamenco
See also
- fenicopteriform
References
- flamingo in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flaˈminɡo/ [flaˈmĩŋ.ɡo]
- Rhymes: -inɡo
- Syllabification: fla‧min‧go
Noun
flamingo m (plural flamingos)
- flamingo
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch flamingo. (The bird that in English is known as flamingo is known instead as segansi.)
Noun
flamingo
- scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber
- Synonym: korikori
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English flamingo.
Noun
flamingo (needs class)
- flamingo
- Synonym: heroe
- 2012 February 5, “Utaliana yapata homa ya West Nile”, in BBC News Swahili:
- Wingu la flamingo, au heroe, huvutia maelfu ya watu kila mwaka, watu wanaopenda kuwatazama kwenye kisiwa cha Sardinia, magharibi mwa Utaliana.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Swedish
Noun
flamingo c
- flamingo (bird)
Declension
Declension of flamingo | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | flamingo | flamingon | flamingor | flamingorna |
Genitive | flamingos | flamingons | flamingors | flamingornas |