pinguïn

See also: pinguin, Pinguin, pingüin, and pingüín

Dutch

Alternative forms

• pinguin (superseded, dated)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Celtic *kʷennom

Proto-Brythonic *penn

Welsh pen?

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.?

Proto-Celtic *windos

Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnn

Welsh gwyn?

Proto-Indo-European *peyh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-influ.?

Latin pinguisder.?

English penguinbor.

Dutch pinguïn

Borrowed from English penguin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪŋ.(ɡ)ʋɪn/

• Audio (Netherlands):

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• Hyphenation: pin‧gu‧in

Noun

pinguïn m (plural pinguïns, diminutive pinguïntje n or pinguïnnetje n)

1. penguin (a flightless seabird of the order Sphenisciformes)

   Synonym: vetgans

Derived terms

• adéliepinguïn
• blauwe pinguïn
• brilpinguïn
• dwergpinguïn
• ezelspinguïn
• Galapagospinguïn
• geeloogpinguïn
• humboldtpinguïn
• keelbandpinguïn
• keizerspinguïn
• kinbandpinguïn
• kleine pinguïn
• koningspinguïn
• kuifpinguïn
• macaronipinguïn
• magelhaenpinguïn
• rotspinguïn
• stormbandpinguïn
• zwartvoetpinguïn

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pikkewyn
• → French: pingouin
  • → Danish: pingvin
  • → Italian: pinguino
  • → Persian: پنگوئن (pangu'an)
  • → Portuguese: pinguim
  • → Romanian: pinguin
  • → Russian: пингви́н (pingvín), пингви́нъ (pingvín) — pre-1918 spelling
    • → Armenian: պինգվին (pingvin)
    • → Hebrew: פִּינְגְּוִין (pingvín)
    • → Kazakh: пингвин (piñvin)
    • → Komi-Zyrian: пингвин (pingvin)
    • → Yiddish: פּינגווין (pingvin)
  • → Spanish: pingüino
  • → Swedish: pingvin
  • → Turkish: penguen