Zebra

See also: zebra, zébra, zebră, zebrā, zebrą, żebra, and žebra

Translingual

Proper noun

Zebra f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Equidae – now treated as a synonym of Equus.

English

Noun

Zebra

1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter Z.

   Synonym: Zulu

German

Etymology

17th century, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Galician-Portuguese enzebro, ezebra, azebra (“wild ass”), from earlier cebrario (882), ezebrario (897), from Vulgar Latin *eciferus, from Latin equiferus (“wild ass”). Neuter gender probably after Pferd (“horse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtseːbʁa/

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Noun

Zebra n (strong, genitive Zebras or (rare) Zebra, plural Zebras or (rare) Zebra)

1. zebra

Declension

Declension of Zebra [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Zebra	die	Zebras, Zebra
genitive	eines	des	Zebras, Zebra	der	Zebras, Zebra
dative	einem	dem	Zebra	den	Zebras, Zebra
accusative	ein	das	Zebra	die	Zebras, Zebra

Derived terms

• Bergzebra
• Grevyzebra
• NATO-Zebra
• Steppenzebra

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Zebra

Further reading

• “Zebra” in Duden online
• “Zebra” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos

Proto-Italic *ekwos

Latin equus

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der.

Latin ferus

Latin equiferus

Old Galician-Portuguese zevro

Portuguese zebrabor.

German Zebrabor.

Hunsrik Zebra

Borrowed from German Zebra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡seːpra/
• Rhymes: -eːpra
• Syllabification: Ze‧bra

Noun

Zebra f (plural Zebras)

1. zebra (any equid of subgenus Hippotigris)

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Zebra m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2026

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡seːbʀa/

Noun

Zebra m (plural Zebraen)

1. zebra