impala

impala

See also: Impala

English

Impala have a symbiotic relationship with oxpeckers.

Alternative forms

• impalla (dated)

Etymology

From Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɑːlə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɑːlə

Noun

impala (plural impalas or impala)

1. An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

Translations

African antelope

Asturian: impala m Basque: inpala Bulgarian: импала f (impala) Catalan: impala m Chichewa: nswala Chinese: Mandarin: 高角羚 (gāojiǎolíng) Czech: impala f Danish: impala c Dutch: impala (nl) m Esperanto: impalo Finnish: impala (fi) French: impala (fr) m German: Impala (de) f Hungarian: impala (hu) Irish: iompála m Italian: impala (it) m Japanese: インパラ (ja) (inpara) Korean: 임팔라 (impalla) Nandi: situa Navajo: jádí bideeʼ yisdizígíí Polish: impala (pl) f Portuguese: impala (pt) m or f Romanian: impala (ro) f Russian: импа́ла (ru) f (impála) Spanish: impala (es) m Swahili: swala (sw), pala (sw) Tagalog: impala Tswana: phala class 9/10 Vietnamese: linh dương sừng cao Zulu: impala class 9/10

Further reading

• impala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Asturian

Noun

impala m (plural impales)

1. impala (African antelope)

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Dutch

Etymology

From Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

impala m (plural impala's, diminutive impalaatje n)

1. impala

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Finnish

Etymology

From Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈimpɑlɑ/, [ˈimpɑlɑ]
• Rhymes: -impɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): im‧pa‧la

Proper noun

impala

1. impala

Declension

Inflection of impala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		impala	impalat
genitive		impalan	impaloiden impaloitten
partitive		impalaa	impaloita
illative		impalaan	impaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		impala	impalat
accusative	nom.	impala	impalat
	gen.	impalan
genitive		impalan	impaloiden impaloitten impalainrare
partitive		impalaa	impaloita
inessive		impalassa	impaloissa
elative		impalasta	impaloista
illative		impalaan	impaloihin
adessive		impalalla	impaloilla
ablative		impalalta	impaloilta
allative		impalalle	impaloille
essive		impalana	impaloina
translative		impalaksi	impaloiksi
instructive		—	impaloin
abessive		impalatta	impaloitta
comitative		—	impaloineen

Possessive forms of impala (type kulkija)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	impalani	impalamme
2nd person	impalasi	impalanne
3rd person	impalansa

Anagrams

• lampia

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French

Etymology

From Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.pa.la/

• Audio (Switzerland)

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• Rhymes: -a
• Homophone: impalas

Noun

impala m (plural impalas)

1. impala

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈpa.la/
• Rhymes: -ala
• Hyphenation: im‧pà‧la

Etymology 1

From Zulu impala.

Noun

impala m (invariable)

1. impala, pallah, roodebok (Aepyceros melampus)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

impala

1. inflection of impalare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Alampi, amplia

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

ímpalá class 9 (plural ízímpâlá class 10)

1. impala

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ĩˈpa.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -alɐ
• Hyphenation: im‧pa‧la

Noun

impala f (plural impalas)

1. impala

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Spanish

Un impala (an impala).

Etymology

From Zulu impala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈpala/ [ĩmˈpa.la]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: im‧pa‧la

Noun

impala m or f (plural impalas)

1. (mammals) impala

Hypernyms

• antílope
• ungulado

See also

• asta
• pezuña

Further reading

• “impala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• amplia
• amplía

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Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

ímpalá class 9 (plural tímpalá class 10)

1. impala

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Zulu impala, from Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Noun

impala (definite accusative impalayı, plural impalalar)

1. impala

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	impala
Definite accusative	impalayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	impala	impalalar
Definite accusative	impalayı	impalaları
Dative	impalaya	impalalara
Locative	impalada	impalalarda
Ablative	impaladan	impalalardan
Genitive	impalanın	impalaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular impalam impalalarım 2nd singular impalan impalaların 3rd singular impalası impalaları 1st plural impalamız impalalarımız 2nd plural impalanız impalalarınız 3rd plural impalaları impalaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular impalamı impalalarımı 2nd singular impalanı impalalarını 3rd singular impalasını impalalarını 1st plural impalamızı impalalarımızı 2nd plural impalanızı impalalarınızı 3rd plural impalalarını impalalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular impalama impalalarıma 2nd singular impalana impalalarına 3rd singular impalasına impalalarına 1st plural impalamıza impalalarımıza 2nd plural impalanıza impalalarınıza 3rd plural impalalarına impalalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular impalamda impalalarımda 2nd singular impalanda impalalarında 3rd singular impalasında impalalarında 1st plural impalamızda impalalarımızda 2nd plural impalanızda impalalarınızda 3rd plural impalalarında impalalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular impalamdan impalalarımdan 2nd singular impalandan impalalarından 3rd singular impalasından impalalarından 1st plural impalamızdan impalalarımızdan 2nd plural impalanızdan impalalarınızdan 3rd plural impalalarından impalalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular impalamın impalalarımın 2nd singular impalanın impalalarının 3rd singular impalasının impalalarının 1st plural impalamızın impalalarımızın 2nd plural impalanızın impalalarınızın 3rd plural impalalarının impalalarının

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [íᵐpaːlá]

Noun

ímpalá class 9 (plural íimpalá class 10)

1. impala

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ímpaːla/

Noun

ímpala class 9 (plural izimpâla class 10)

1. impala

Inflection

Class 9/10
	Singular	Plural
Full form	impala	izimpala
Locative	empaleni	ezimpaleni
	Singular		Plural
Full form	impala		izimpala
Simple form	mpala		zimpala
Locative	empaleni		ezimpaleni
Copulative	yimpala		yizimpala
Possessive forms
	Singular		Plural
	Modifier	Substantive	Modifier	Substantive
Class 1	wempala	owempala	wezimpala	owezimpala
Class 2	bempala	abempala	bezimpala	abezimpala
Class 3	wempala	owempala	wezimpala	owezimpala
Class 4	yempala	eyempala	yezimpala	eyezimpala
Class 5	lempala	elempala	lezimpala	elezimpala
Class 6	empala	awempala	ezimpala	awezimpala
Class 7	sempala	esempala	sezimpala	esezimpala
Class 8	zempala	ezempala	zezimpala	ezezimpala
Class 9	yempala	eyempala	yezimpala	eyezimpala
Class 10	zempala	ezempala	zezimpala	ezezimpala
Class 11	lwempala	olwempala	lwezimpala	olwezimpala
Class 14	bempala	obempala	bezimpala	obezimpala
Class 15	kwempala	okwempala	kwezimpala	okwezimpala
Class 17	kwempala	okwempala	kwezimpala	okwezimpala

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-mpala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mpala (2.9.9)”