boomslang

English

Alternative forms

• boomslange (dated)

Etymology

From Afrikaans boomslang, from Dutch boomslang, composed of boom (“tree”) + slang (“snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuːmˌslæŋ/

Noun

boomslang (plural boomslang or boomslangs)

1. (South Africa) A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.

Translations

Dispholidus typus

• Afrikaans: boomslang (af)
• Dutch: boomslang (nl) m or f
• Finnish: boomslang (fi)
• French: boomslang (fr) m
• Italian: boomslang
• Russian: бумсла́нг m (bumsláng)
• Swedish: boomslang (sv) c

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch boomslang.

Noun

boomslang (plural boomslange)

1. boomslang

Descendants

• → English: boomslang

Dutch

Dispholidus typus

Etymology

Compound of boom +‎ slang. Attested from the mid-18th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːmˌslɑŋ/

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• Hyphenation: boom‧slang

Noun

boomslang f or m (plural boomslangen, diminutive boomslangetje n)

1. The boomslang, Dispholidus typus

Descendants

• Afrikaans: boomslang
  • → English: boomslang

Further reading

• boomslang on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

< Afrikaans boomslang

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːmslɑŋ/, [ˈbo̞ːms̠lɑ̝ŋ]

Noun

boomslang

1. boomslang (venomous snake)

Declension

Inflection of boomslang (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		boomslang	boomslangit
genitive		boomslangin	boomslangien
partitive		boomslangia	boomslangeja
illative		boomslangiin	boomslangeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		boomslang	boomslangit
accusative	nom.	boomslang	boomslangit
	gen.	boomslangin
genitive		boomslangin	boomslangien
partitive		boomslangia	boomslangeja
inessive		boomslangissa	boomslangeissa
elative		boomslangista	boomslangeista
illative		boomslangiin	boomslangeihin
adessive		boomslangilla	boomslangeilla
ablative		boomslangilta	boomslangeilta
allative		boomslangille	boomslangeille
essive		boomslangina	boomslangeina
translative		boomslangiksi	boomslangeiksi
abessive		boomslangitta	boomslangeitta
instructive		—	boomslangein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of boomslang (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative boomslangini boomslangini accusative nom. boomslangini boomslangini gen. boomslangini genitive boomslangini boomslangieni partitive boomslangiani boomslangejani inessive boomslangissani boomslangeissani elative boomslangistani boomslangeistani illative boomslangiini boomslangeihini adessive boomslangillani boomslangeillani ablative boomslangiltani boomslangeiltani allative boomslangilleni boomslangeilleni essive boomslanginani boomslangeinani translative boomslangikseni boomslangeikseni abessive boomslangittani boomslangeittani instructive — — comitative — boomslangeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative boomslangisi boomslangisi accusative nom. boomslangisi boomslangisi gen. boomslangisi genitive boomslangisi boomslangiesi partitive boomslangiasi boomslangejasi inessive boomslangissasi boomslangeissasi elative boomslangistasi boomslangeistasi illative boomslangiisi boomslangeihisi adessive boomslangillasi boomslangeillasi ablative boomslangiltasi boomslangeiltasi allative boomslangillesi boomslangeillesi essive boomslanginasi boomslangeinasi translative boomslangiksesi boomslangeiksesi abessive boomslangittasi boomslangeittasi instructive — — comitative — boomslangeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative boomslangimme boomslangimme accusative nom. boomslangimme boomslangimme gen. boomslangimme genitive boomslangimme boomslangiemme partitive boomslangiamme boomslangejamme inessive boomslangissamme boomslangeissamme elative boomslangistamme boomslangeistamme illative boomslangiimme boomslangeihimme adessive boomslangillamme boomslangeillamme ablative boomslangiltamme boomslangeiltamme allative boomslangillemme boomslangeillemme essive boomslanginamme boomslangeinamme translative boomslangiksemme boomslangeiksemme abessive boomslangittamme boomslangeittamme instructive — — comitative — boomslangeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative boomslanginne boomslanginne accusative nom. boomslanginne boomslanginne gen. boomslanginne genitive boomslanginne boomslangienne partitive boomslangianne boomslangejanne inessive boomslangissanne boomslangeissanne elative boomslangistanne boomslangeistanne illative boomslangiinne boomslangeihinne adessive boomslangillanne boomslangeillanne ablative boomslangiltanne boomslangeiltanne allative boomslangillenne boomslangeillenne essive boomslanginanne boomslangeinanne translative boomslangiksenne boomslangeiksenne abessive boomslangittanne boomslangeittanne instructive — — comitative — boomslangeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative boomslanginsa boomslanginsa accusative nom. boomslanginsa boomslanginsa gen. boomslanginsa genitive boomslanginsa boomslangiensa partitive boomslangiaan boomslangiansa boomslangejaan boomslangejansa inessive boomslangissaan boomslangissansa boomslangeissaan boomslangeissansa elative boomslangistaan boomslangistansa boomslangeistaan boomslangeistansa illative boomslangiinsa boomslangeihinsa adessive boomslangillaan boomslangillansa boomslangeillaan boomslangeillansa ablative boomslangiltaan boomslangiltansa boomslangeiltaan boomslangeiltansa allative boomslangilleen boomslangillensa boomslangeilleen boomslangeillensa essive boomslanginaan boomslanginansa boomslangeinaan boomslangeinansa translative boomslangikseen boomslangiksensa boomslangeikseen boomslangeiksensa abessive boomslangittaan boomslangittansa boomslangeittaan boomslangeittansa instructive — — comitative — boomslangeineen boomslangeinensa