zebra

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Scientific names 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 3 Hungarian 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 3.2.2 Synonyms 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 5 Polish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Declension 5.2.2 Synonyms 6 Portuguese 6.1 Noun 7 Serbo-Croatian 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Noun 7.2.1 Declension 8 Slovene 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Noun 9 Swedish 9.1 Alternative spellings 9.2 Noun 10 Turkish 10.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From the Congolese word for the animal (possibly meaning striped) via Old Portuguese zevra. This etymology is disputed.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, Commonwealth) IPA: /ˈzɛbɹə, ˈziːbɹə/

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• (US) IPA: /ˈziːbɹə/

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[edit] Noun

zebra (plural zebras)

1. an African animal, closely related to a horse, with black and white stripes
2. (sports, slang) a referee
3. (medicine, slang) an unlikely diagnosis, especially for symptoms probably caused by a common ailment. (Originates in the advice often given to medical students: "When you hear hoof beats, think of horses, not zebras.")

[edit] Synonyms

• (unusual diagnosis): fascinoma

[edit] Scientific names

• Equus burchelli
• Equus grevyi
• Equus quagga
• Equus zebra

[edit] Derived terms

• Grevy's Zebra
• mountain zebra
• plains zebra
• zebra butterfly
• zebra crossing
• zebra finch
• zebra fish
• zebra mongoose
• zebra mussel
• zebra shark

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[edit] See also

• quagga

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aberz
• braze

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[edit] Czech

[edit] Noun

zebra f.

1. zebra

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzɛbrɒ/
• Hyphenation: zeb‧ra

[edit] Noun

zebra (plural zebrák)

1. zebra (animal)
2. pedestrian crossing, crosswalk, zebra crossing

[edit] Declension

declension of zebra singular plural nominative zebra zebrák accusative zebrát zebrákat dative zebrának zebráknak instrumental zebrával zebrákkal causal-final zebráért zebrákért translative zebrává zebrákká terminative zebráig zebrákig essive-formal zebraként zebrákként essive-modal - - inessive zebrában zebrákban superessive zebrán zebrákon adessive zebránál zebráknál illative zebrába zebrákba sublative zebrára zebrákra allative zebrához zebrákhoz elative zebrából zebrákból delative zebráról zebrákról ablative zebrától zebráktól

possessives of zebra possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. zebrám zebráim 2nd person sing. zebrád zebráid 3rd person sing. zebrája zebrái 1st person plural zebránk zebráink 2nd person plural zebrátok zebráitok 3rd person plural zebrájuk zebráik

[edit] Synonyms

• (crosswalk): gyalogátkelőhely

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

zebra f. (plural zebre)

1. zebra
2. (in plural, informal) zebra crossing

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[edit] Polish

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzɛbra/
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[edit] Noun

zebra f.

1. zebra
2. (colloquial) zebra crossing

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	zebra	zebry
Genitive	zebry	zebr
Dative	zebrze	zebrom
Accusative	zebrę	zebry
Instrumental	zebrą	zebrami
Locative	zebrze	zebrach
Vocative	zebro	zebry

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• (#2) przejście dla pieszych, pasy

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Noun

zebra f. (plural zebras)

1. zebra

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /zêbra/

[edit] Noun

zȅbra f. (Cyrillic spelling зе̏бра)

1. zebra

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈzeːbra/

[edit] Noun

zébra f. (dual zebri, plural zebre)

1. zebra

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Alternative spellings

• sebra

[edit] Noun

Inflection for zebra	Singular		Plural
common gender	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	zebra	zebran	zebror	zebrorna
Genitive	zebras	zebrans	zebrors	zebrornas

zebra

1. zebra

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

zebra

1. zebra