kameleon
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch cameleon, from Old French cameleon, from Latin chamaeleōn, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), ultimately a calque of Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌkaː.meː.leːˈɔn/, (colloquial) /ˌkaː.meː.ləˈɔn/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ka‧me‧le‧on
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Noun
[edit]kameleon m (plural kameleons, diminutive kameleonnetje n)
- (zoology) A chameleon, lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae.
- (figuratively) A weathervane, someone who changes opinions, allegiance, etc. like a chameleon changes color.
- Die politicus is een echte kameleon: hij verandert moeiteloos van opinie en nu zelfs opnieuw van partij!
- That politician is a true weathervane: he changes opinions effortlessly, now even switched parties again!
Synonyms
[edit]- (figuratively): windvaan
Derived terms
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German via Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kameleon m (definite singular kameleonen, indefinite plural kameleoner, definite plural kameleonene)
References
[edit]- “kameleon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From German via Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kameleon m (definite singular kameleonen, indefinite plural kameleonar, definite plural kameleonane)
References
[edit]- “kameleon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin chamaeleōn, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kameleon m animal
Declension
[edit]Declension of kameleon
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kameleon | kameleony |
genitive | kameleona | kameleonów |
dative | kameleonowi | kameleonom |
accusative | kameleona | kameleony |
instrumental | kameleonem | kameleonami |
locative | kameleonie | kameleonach |
vocative | kameleonie | kameleony |
Noun
[edit]kameleon m pers
- (figuratively) chameleon (person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances)
Declension
[edit]Declension of kameleon
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kameleon | kameleoni/kameleony (deprecative) |
genitive | kameleona | kameleonów |
dative | kameleonowi | kameleonom |
accusative | kameleona | kameleonów |
instrumental | kameleonem | kameleonami |
locative | kameleonie | kameleonach |
vocative | kameleonie | kameleoni |
Further reading
[edit]- kameleon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kameleon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kamelèōn m (Cyrillic spelling камелѐо̄н)
Declension
[edit]Declension of kameleon
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | kamelèōn | kameleoni |
genitive | kameleóna | kameleona |
dative | kameleonu | kameleonima |
accusative | kameleona | kameleone |
vocative | kameleone | kameleoni |
locative | kameleonu | kameleonima |
instrumental | kameleonom | kameleonima |
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