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Webster 1913 Edition
Dingo
Din′go
,Noun.
(Zool.)
A wild dog found in Australia, but supposed to have introduced at a very early period. It has a wolflike face, bushy tail, and a reddish brown color.
Definition 2024
Dingo
dingo
dingo
See also: Dingo
English
Noun
dingo (plural dingos or dingoes)
- Canis lupus dingo , a wild dog native to Australia.
Derived terms
Hypernyms
Translations
wild dog native to Australia
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References
R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Aboriginal Words, Oxford University Press, 1990, ISBN 0-19-553099-3, pages 65 and 226.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdin.ɡo/
- Hyphenation: din‧go
Noun
dingo (accusative singular dingon, plural dingoj, accusative plural dingojn)
- a dingo
Hypernyms
- kanisedo (“canid”)
Hyponyms
- virdingo (idiomatic) (a male dingo)
- dingido (“a young dingo, a dingo pup”)
- dingino (“a female dingo”)
Malay
Etymology
From English dingo, from Dharug dingu (“tame dingo”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [diŋo], [diŋɡo]
- Rhymes: -ŋo, -o
Noun
dingo (Jawi spelling ديڠو, plural dingo-dingo)
- dingo (wild dog native to Australia)
Swedish
Noun
dingo c
- a dingo
Declension
Inflection of dingo | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | dingo | dingon | dingor | dingorna |
Genitive | dingos | dingons | dingors | dingornas |
Inflection of dingo | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | dingo | dingon | dingoer | dingoerna |
Genitive | dingos | dingons | dingoers | dingoernas |
References
- dingo in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)