irbis
See also: Irbis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian и́рбис (írbis).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĭr′bĭs
- Rhymes: -ɪɹbɪs
- Hyphenation: ir‧bis
Noun
irbis (plural not attested)
- (uncommon) snow leopard (large feline mammal, Panthera uncia, native to mountain ranges of central Asia)
- 1893, John Martin Crawford, U.S. Consul General to Russia, transl., The Industries of Russia, volumes 5: Siberia and the Great Siberian Railway, St Petersburg, Chapter VI. The Kirghiz Steppe Region, page 83 GB:
- The tiger and the irbis (felis irbis) reach the northern limit of their distribution in the reeds of Balkhash, but occasionally stray northward into the neighbourhood of the Alatau.
Translations
snow leopard — see also snow leopard
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian и́рбис (írbis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪrbɪs]
Noun
irbis m anim
- snow leopard (large feline mammal, Uncia uncia, native to mountain ranges of central Asia)
Declension
Declension of irbis (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | irbis | irbisi, irbisové |
| genitive | irbisa | irbisů |
| dative | irbisovi, irbisu | irbisům |
| accusative | irbisa | irbisy |
| vocative | irbise | irbisi, irbisové |
| locative | irbisovi, irbisu | irbisech |
| instrumental | irbisem | irbisy |
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English irbis, French irbis, Russian и́рбис (írbis), ultimately from Classical Mongolian ᠢᠷᠪᠢᠰ (irbis), from Proto-Mongolic *irbis, from Proto-Common Turkic *irbiš.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈir.bis/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -irbis
- Syllabification: ir‧bis
Noun
irbis m animal
- snow leopard, irbis (Panthera uncia)
- Synonyms: irbis śnieżny, pantera śnieżna
Declension
Declension of irbis
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | irbis | irbisy |
| genitive | irbisa | irbisów |
| dative | irbisowi | irbisom |
| accusative | irbisa | irbisy |
| instrumental | irbisem | irbisami |
| locative | irbisie | irbisach |
| vocative | irbisie | irbisy |
Further reading
- irbis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- irbis in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Irbis.
Noun
irbis m (plural irbiși)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | irbis | irbisul | irbiși | irbișii | |
| genitive-dative | irbis | irbisului | irbiși | irbișilor | |
| vocative | irbisule | irbișilor | |||
Salar
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Mongolian ᠢᠷᠪᠢᠰ (irbis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /irpis/
- Hyphenation: ir‧bis
Noun
irbis (3rd person possessive irbisi, plural irbisler)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | irbis | irbisler |
| genitive | irbisniği | irbislerniği |
| dative | irbisge | irbislerğe |
| definite accusative | irbisni | irbislerni |
| locative | irbisde | irbislerde |
| ablative | irbisden | irbislerden |
| instrumental | irbisla | irbislerla |
| nominative | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| miniği ("my") | irbisim | irbisimler |
| siniği ("your") | irbisiñ | irbisiñler |
| aniği ("their") | irbisi | irbisiler |
| piserniği ("our") | irbisimiz | irbisimizler |
| selerniği ("your") | irbisiñiz | irbisiñizler |
| ularniği ("their") | irbisi | irbisiler |
| accusative | ||
| singular | plural | |
| miniği ("my") | irbisimni | irbisimlerni |
| siniği ("your") | irbisiñni | irbisiñlerni |
| aniği ("their") | irbisini | irbisilerni |
| piserniği ("our") | irbisimizni | irbisimizlerni |
| selerniği ("your") | irbisiñizni | irbisiñizlerni |
| ularniği ("their") | irbisini | irbisilerni |
| dative | ||
| singular | plural | |
| miniği ("my") | irbisime | irbisimlerğe |
| siniği ("your") | irbisiñe | irbisiñlerğe |
| aniği ("their") | irbisiğe | irbisilerğe |
| piserniği ("our") | irbisimize | irbisimizlerğe |
| selerniği ("your") | irbisiñize | irbisiñizlerğe |
| ularniği ("their") | irbisiğe | irbisilerğe |
| locative | ||
| singular | plural | |
| miniği ("my") | irbisimde | irbisimlerde |
| siniği ("your") | irbisiñde | irbisiñlerde |
| aniği ("their") | irbiside | irbisilerde |
| piserniği ("our") | irbisimizde | irbisimizlerde |
| selerniği ("your") | irbisiñizde | irbisiñizlerde |
| ularniği ("their") | irbiside | irbisilerde |
| ablative | ||
| singular | plural | |
| miniği ("my") | irbisimden | irbisimlerden |
| siniği ("your") | irbisiñden | irbisiñlerden |
| aniği ("their") | irbisiden | irbisilerden |
| piserniği ("our") | irbisimizden | irbisimizlerden |
| selerniği ("your") | irbisiñizden | irbisiñizlerden |
| ularniği ("their") | irbisiden | irbisilerden |
| instrumental | ||
| singular | plural | |
| miniği ("my") | irbisimla | irbisimlerla |
| siniği ("your") | irbisiñla | irbisiñlerla |
| aniği ("their") | irbisila | irbisilerla |
| piserniği ("our") | irbisimizla | irbisimizlerla |
| selerniği ("your") | irbisiñizla | irbisiñizlerla |
| ularniği ("their") | irbisila | irbisilerla |
References
- Potanin, G.N. (1893), “ирбис”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian), page 427
Spanish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiɾbis/ [ˈiɾ.β̞is]
- Rhymes: -iɾbis
- Syllabification: ir‧bis
Noun
irbis m (plural irbis)
- snow leopard
- Synonym: leopardo de las nieves
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Further reading
- Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “irbis”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]