crocodil

Occitan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɾukuˈðil/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

crocodil m (plural crocodils)

  1. crocodile

Romanian
Crocodili de Nil

Etymology

Borrowed from French crocodile, from Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Classical Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The Old French word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌkrokoˈdil/
  • Hyphenation: cro‧co‧dil

Noun

crocodil m (plural crocodili)

  1. crocodile

Declension
Declension of crocodil
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) crocodil crocodilul (niște) crocodili crocodilii
genitive/dative (unui) crocodil crocodilului (unor) crocodili crocodililor
vocative crocodilule crocodililor

Further reading

Welsh

Noun

crocodil m (plural crocodiliaid or crocodilod or crocodiliod)

  1. Alternative form of crocodeil

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
crocodil grocodil nghrocodil chrocodil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crocodil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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