Gorilla
See also: gorilla, górilla, and goril·la
Translingual
A male silverback gorilla
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai).
Proper noun
Gorilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – the gorillas, the largest of the great apes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Catarrhini - parvorder; Hominoidea - superfamily; Hominidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gorilla beringei (eastern gorilla), Gorilla gorilla (western gorilla)
Translations
gorilla — see gorilla
References
Gorilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Gorilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Gorilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gorilla at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Gorilla at Encyclopedia of Life
- Gorilla at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gorilla in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡoˈʁɪla/
Audio (file)
Noun
Gorilla m (strong, genitive Gorillas, plural Gorillas or Gorilla)
- gorilla
Declension
Declension of Gorilla [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Gorilla | die | Gorillas, Gorilla |
| genitive | eines | des | Gorillas | der | Gorillas, Gorilla |
| dative | einem | dem | Gorilla | den | Gorillas, Gorilla |
| accusative | einen | den | Gorilla | die | Gorillas, Gorilla |
Hyponyms
- Gorillababy
- Gorilladame
- Gorillafrau
- Gorillajunges
- Gorillakind
- Gorilla-Mann
- Gorillamann
- Gorillamännchen
- Gorilla-Männchen
- Gorillamutter
- Gorilla-Sohn
- Gorillasohn
- Gorilla-Tochter
- Gorillatochter
- Gorillavater
- Gorillaweibchen
- Gorilla-Weibchen
Derived terms
- Asphaltgorilla
- Berggorilla
- Cross-River-Gorilla
- Flachlandgorilla
- Gorillaanlage
- Gorillaanzug
- Gorillaart
- gorillaartig
- Gorillabestand
- Gorilla-Bestand
- Gorilladarsteller
- Gorilladichte
- Gorillafamilie
- Gorillafigur
- Gorilla-Film
- Gorillafilm
- Gorilla-Forscher
- Gorillaforscher
- Gorilla-Forschung
- Gorillaforschung
- Gorillagehege
- Gorillagehirn
- Gorilla-Genom
- Gorillagenom
- Gorillagesicht
- gorillagroß
- Gorilla-Gruppe
- Gorillagruppe
- Gorillahaus
- Gorillahaut
- Gorillaindividuum
- Gorillajagd
- Gorillajäger
- Gorillakäfig
- Gorillakostüm
- Gorilla-Kostüm
- Gorillamädchen
- Gorillamaske
- Gorillamotiv
- Gorillanachwuchs
- Gorillapaar
- Gorillapopulation
- Gorillaschädel
- Gorillaskelett
- Gorilla-Spezies
- Gorillaspezies
- Gorillasuche
- Gorillasucher
- Gorilla-Video
- Gorillavideo
- Gorilla-Vorfahr
- Gorillavorfahr
- Gorillawaise
- Östlicher Gorilla
- Westlicher Gorilla
Further reading
- “Gorilla” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Gorilla” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Gorilla” in Duden online
- Gorilla on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de