mandril

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mandril (plural mandrils)

  1. Alternative spelling of mandrel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably borrowed from French mandrill (first attested in Dutch translations of Buffon), from English mandrill.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɑnˈdrɪl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: man‧dril
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun[edit]

mandril m (plural mandrillen)

  1. A mandrill Mandrillus sphinx. [from late 18th c.]

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Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

mandril

  1. adessive singular of mander
  2. adessive singular of manner

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Spanish mandril, from French mandrin, from Provençal mandre (axle), from Latin mamphur, ultimately borrowed from Oscan. See also Latin mandrón.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
  • Hyphenation: man‧dril

Noun[edit]

mandril m (plural mandris)

  1. arbor (axis or shaft on a lathe)
  2. mandrel (tool that grips or clamps something)
  3. bit; drill bit (tip of a drill)
  4. reamer (tool for precision holes)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English mandrill.

Noun[edit]

mandril m (plural mandris)

  1. mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx, a primate of Africa)

Romanian[edit]

Mandril

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French mandrill.

Noun[edit]

mandril m (plural mandrili)

  1. mandrill

Declension[edit]

Spanish[edit]

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mandril

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English mandrill.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /manˈdɾil/ [mãn̪ˈd̪ɾil]
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: man‧dril

Noun[edit]

mandril m (plural mandriles)

  1. mandrill

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