Wombat
Sponsored by Jamie HutchinsonCame first in group 1019 in round 1 with 284 votesbeat Persiflage on 214 votesbeat Knead on 98 votesbeat Gallop on 86 votes
Came first in group 255 in round 2 with 515 votesbeat Boondocks on 221 votesbeat Ersatz on 214 votesbeat Leeward on 176 votes
Lost in group 128 in round 3 with 693 votesbeaten by Bumptious on 784 votes
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag. It was originally written whom-batt in English.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɑmˌbæt/
- (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈwɒm.bæt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑmbæt, -ɒmbæt
Noun[edit]
wombat (plural wombats)
- Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
- (Australia, slang) A slow and stupid person; a dullard.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
marsupial
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wombat m (plural wombats, diminutive wombatje n)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wombat m (plural wombats)
- wombat
- Synonym: (dated) phascolome
Further reading[edit]
- “wombat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wombat (first-person possessive wombatku, second-person possessive wombatmu, third-person possessive wombatnya)
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
wombat
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wombat m animal
Declension[edit]
Declension of wombat
Derived terms[edit]
noun
Further reading[edit]
- wombat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wombat m (plural wombats)
- Alternative form of vombate
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
wombat m (plural wombați)
Declension[edit]
Declension of wombat
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) wombat | wombatul | (niște) wombați | wombații |
genitive/dative | (unui) wombat | wombatului | (unor) wombați | wombaților |
vocative | wombatule | wombaților |