mandril
English
Pronunciation
- Homophone: mandrill
Noun
mandril (plural mandrils)
- Alternative spelling of mandrel
Anagrams
- rimland
Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed from French mandrill (first attested in Dutch translations of Buffon), from English mandrill.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑnˈdrɪl/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: man‧dril
- Rhymes: -ɪl
Noun
mandril m (plural mandrillen)
- A mandrill Mandrillus sphinx. [from late 18th c.]
Related terms
- dril
Estonian
Noun
mandril
- adessive singular of mander
- adessive singular of manner
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Spanish mandril, from French mandrin, from Provençal mandre (“axle”), from Latin mamphur, ultimately borrowed from Oscan. See also Latin mandrón.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈdɾiw/ [mɐ̃ˈdɾiʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈdɾil/ [mɐ̃ˈdɾiɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
- Hyphenation: man‧dril
Noun
mandril m (plural mandris)
- arbor (axis or shaft on a lathe)
- mandrel (tool that grips or clamps something)
- bit; drill bit (tip of a drill)
- reamer (tool for precision holes)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English mandrill.
Noun
mandril m (plural mandris)
- mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx, a primate of Africa)
Romanian
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Mandril
Etymology
Borrowed from French mandrill.
Noun
mandril m (plural mandrili)
- mandrill
Declension
Declension of mandril
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) mandril | mandrilul | (niște) mandrili | mandrilii |
genitive/dative | (unui) mandril | mandrilului | (unor) mandrili | mandrililor |
vocative | mandrilule | mandrililor |
Spanish
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mandril
Etymology
From English mandrill.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manˈdɾil/ [mãn̪ˈd̪ɾil]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: man‧dril
Noun
mandril m (plural mandriles)
- mandrill
Further reading
- “mandril”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014