veľblúd

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See also: velblud and velblúd

Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velьb(l)ǫdъ, *vъlьb(l)ǫdъ, from Gothic 𐌿𐌻𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (ulbandus), from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈveʎbluːt]
  • Hyphenation: veľ‧blúd

Noun

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veľblúd m animal (related adjective veľblúdí)

  1. (archaic) camel (beast of burden)
    Synonym: ťava

Declension

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Further reading

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  • veľblúd”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024