bavian
English
Noun
bavian (plural bavians)
- (obsolete) A baboon.
Danish
Etymology
From late Middle Dutch or early modern Dutch baviaan (“baboon”), from Middle French, from Old French.
Noun
bavian c (singular definite bavianen, plural indefinite bavianer)
Inflection
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bavian | bavianen | bavianer | bavianerne |
| genitive | bavians | bavianens | bavianers | bavianernes |
Derived terms
- hanbavian
- hunbavian
See also
- bavian on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑʋɪɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Noun
bavian m (definite singular bavianen, indefinite plural bavianer, definite plural bavianene)
- a baboon (primate)
References
- “bavian” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
bavian m (definite singular bavianen, indefinite plural bavianar, definite plural bavianane)
- a baboon (primate)
- (nautical) a man having watch on a boat, when no one other can do it, e.g. on a Sunday evening
References
- “bavian” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.