flamingo
English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamengo (“flame colored”), from Provençal flama (“flame”), from Latin flamma (“flame”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥g- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flamingo (plural flamingos or flamingoes)
- A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
- A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
- flamingo:
Synonyms[edit]
- (bird): phenicopter
Translations[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
flamingo (not comparable)
- Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
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See also[edit]
- (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
flamingo c (singular definite flamingoen, plural indefinite flamingoer)
- flamingo (bird)
Declension[edit]
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | flamingo | flamingoen | flamingoer | flamingoerne |
genitive | flamingos | flamingoens | flamingoers | flamingoernes |
References[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese flamingo, from Spanish flamengo, from Old Occitan flamenc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flamingo m (plural flamingo's, diminutive flamingootje n)
- flamingo, bird of the family Phoenicopteridae
- Synonym: zeegans
- (Suriname) scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber
- Synonym: rode ibis
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: flamink
Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
flamo (“flame”) + -ingo (“socket”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flamingo (accusative singular flamingon, plural flamingoj, accusative plural flamingojn)
See also[edit]
- flamengo (“flamingo”)
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flamingo
- flamingo
- (specifically) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of flamingo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | flamingo | flamingot | |
genitive | flamingon | flamingojen | |
partitive | flamingoa | flamingoja | |
illative | flamingoon | flamingoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | flamingo | flamingot | |
accusative | nom. | flamingo | flamingot |
gen. | flamingon | ||
genitive | flamingon | flamingojen | |
partitive | flamingoa | flamingoja | |
inessive | flamingossa | flamingoissa | |
elative | flamingosta | flamingoista | |
illative | flamingoon | flamingoihin | |
adessive | flamingolla | flamingoilla | |
ablative | flamingolta | flamingoilta | |
allative | flamingolle | flamingoille | |
essive | flamingona | flamingoina | |
translative | flamingoksi | flamingoiksi | |
instructive | — | flamingoin | |
abessive | flamingotta | flamingoitta | |
comitative | — | flamingoineen |
Possessive forms of flamingo (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | flamingoni | flamingomme |
2nd person | flamingosi | flamingonne |
3rd person | flamingonsa |
Malay[edit]
Noun[edit]
flamingo (plural flamingo-flamingo, informal 1st possessive flamingoku, 2nd possessive flamingomu, 3rd possessive flamingonya)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese flamingo
Noun[edit]
flamingo m (definite singular flamingoen, indefinite plural flamingoer, definite plural flamingoene)
- a flamingo
References[edit]
- “flamingo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese flamingo
Noun[edit]
flamingo m (definite singular flamingoen, indefinite plural flamingoar, definite plural flamingoane)
- a flamingo
References[edit]
- “flamingo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English flamingo, from Portuguese and Spanish flamengo (“flame colored”), from Old Occitan flamenc (“flame colored”), from Latin flamma (“flame”) (compare Portuguese chama, flama).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flamingo m (plural flamingos)
- flamingo (bird)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- flaming (rare)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Flamingo, from Spanish flamengo or Portuguese flamengo (“flame colored”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flamingo m (plural flamingi)
- flamingo (bird)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) flamingo | flamingoul | (niște) flamingi | flamingii |
genitive/dative | (unui) flamingo | flamingoului | (unor) flamingi | flamingilor |
vocative | flamingoule | flamingilor |
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) flamingo | flamingul | (niște) flamingi | flamingii |
genitive/dative | (unui) flamingo | flamingului | (unor) flamingi | flamingilor |
vocative | flamingule | flamingilor |
Derived terms[edit]
Paronyms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- flamingo in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
flamingo m (plural flamingos)
Sranan Tongo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch flamingo. (The bird that in English is known as flamingo is known instead as segansi.)
Noun[edit]
flamingo
- scarlet ibis, Eudocimus ruber
- Synonym: korikori
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
flamingo c
- flamingo (bird)
Declension[edit]
Declension of flamingo | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | flamingo | flamingon | flamingor | flamingorna |
Genitive | flamingos | flamingons | flamingors | flamingornas |
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- eo:Fire
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- sv:Flamingos