dromedario

See also: dromedário

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dromedario.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dromedaɾio/ [d̪ro.me.ð̞a.ɾi.o]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -io, -o
• Hyphenation: dro‧me‧da‧ri‧o

Noun

dromedario anim

1. dromedary

Declension

Declension of dromedario (anim V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	dromedario	dromedarioa	dromedarioak	dromedariook
ergative	dromedariok	dromedarioak	dromedarioek	dromedariook
dative	dromedariori	dromedarioari	dromedarioei	dromedariooi
genitive	dromedarioren	dromedarioaren	dromedarioen	dromedarioon
comitative	dromedariorekin	dromedarioarekin	dromedarioekin	dromedariookin
causative	dromedariorengatik	dromedarioarengatik	dromedarioengatik	dromedarioongatik
benefactive	dromedariorentzat	dromedarioarentzat	dromedarioentzat	dromedarioontzat
instrumental	dromedarioz	dromedarioaz	dromedarioez	dromedariootaz
innesive	dromedariorengan	dromedarioarengan	dromedarioengan	dromedarioongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	dromedariorengana	dromedarioarengana	dromedarioengana	dromedarioongana
terminative	dromedariorenganaino	dromedarioarenganaino	dromedarioenganaino	dromedarioonganaino
directive	dromedariorenganantz	dromedarioarenganantz	dromedarioenganantz	dromedarioonganantz
destinative	dromedariorenganako	dromedarioarenganako	dromedarioenganako	dromedarioonganako
ablative	dromedariorengandik	dromedarioarengandik	dromedarioengandik	dromedarioongandik
partitive	dromedariorik	—	—	—
prolative	dromedariotzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “dromedario”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “dromedario”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Galician

Dromedario

Pronunciation

• dromedário (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dromedario, from Late Latin dromedarius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”). More at dromedary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɾomeˈdaɾjo/ [d̪ɾo.meˈð̞a.ɾjʊ]
• Rhymes: -aɾjo
• Hyphenation: dro‧me‧da‧rio

Noun

dromedario m (plural dromedarios)

1. dromedary

Coordinate terms

camelids: camélidosedit

• alpaca
• camelo
• dromedario
• guanaco
• llama
• vicuña

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dromedario”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “dromedario”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dromedārius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”). More at dromedary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dro.meˈda.rjo/
• Rhymes: -arjo
• Hyphenation: dro‧me‧dà‧rio

Noun

dromedario m (plural dromedari)

1. dromedary

Further reading

• dromedario in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• addimorerò

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dromedārius.

Noun

*dromedario m (plural *dromedarios)

1. dromedary
   • 1373 January 20, Fernán Martís, “Cõmo os tͦỹaos poſerõ ſuas aʒes ⁊ forõ fora da villa” (chapter 121), in Cronica Troiana [Trojan Chronicle], Kingdom of Galicia, translation of Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure (in Old French), →OCLC, manuscript MSS/10233, page 44r:

     ⁊ tgiãno dous dromedarios moỹ corredor̃s ⁊ moỹ ligeyros aſſỹ cõmo auj̃a en ſeu coſtũm.

     And he was carried by two very fast and very swift dromedaries, as it was his habit.

Usage notes

• Only attested in the plural.

Descendants

• Galician: dromedario
• Portuguese: dromedário

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “dromedario”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “dromedario”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “dromedário”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa

Old Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dromedārius, from dromas or -ārius.

Noun

dromedario m (plural dromedarios)

1. dromedary
   • 1270–1274, Alfonso X of Castile, [la eſtoria de Eſpanna] [The story of Spain], page 68r, column 1:

     E poꝛ ẏr mas aẏna fueron en dꝛomedarios q ſon camellos coſſeros.

     And to go quicker they rode dromedaries, which are running camels.

Descendants

• Spanish: dromedario (see there for further descendants)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish dromedario, borrowed from Late Latin dromedārius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”). More at dromedary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɾomeˈdaɾjo/ [d̪ɾo.meˈð̞a.ɾjo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾjo
• Syllabification: dro‧me‧da‧rio

Noun

dromedario m (plural dromedarios)

1. dromedary

Coordinate terms

• (Camelids) camélido; camello (dromedario, camello bactriano), llama, guanaco, alpaca, vicuña ^{(Category: es:Camelids)}

Descendants

• → Basque: dromedario

Further reading

• “dromedario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025