Alligator
See also: alligator and al·ligàtor
Translingual
Alligator mississippiensis (the American alligator)
Etymology
a. 1807, from English alligator, from early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el (“the”) + lagarto (“lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”)
Proper noun
Alligator m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alligatoridae – the alligators.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Crocodylomorpha - superorder; Crocodilia - order; Eusuchia - suborder; Alligatoridae - family; Alligatorinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Alligator mississippiensis - type species; Alligator sinensis - other extant species; †Alligator luicus - selected extinct species; for others see Alligator at Paleology Database
References
Alligator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Alligator on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Alligator on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Alligator at Paleology Database
German
Etymology
From Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaliˈɡaːtoːɐ̯/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Al‧li‧ga‧tor
Noun
Alligator m (mixed, genitive Alligators, plural Alligatoren)
- alligator (animal)
Declension
Declension of Alligator [masculine, mixed]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Alligator | die | Alligatoren |
| genitive | eines | des | Alligators | der | Alligatoren |
| dative | einem | dem | Alligator | den | Alligatoren |
| accusative | einen | den | Alligator | die | Alligatoren |
Further reading
- “Alligator” in Duden online
- “Alligator” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache