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How do you say lake in other languages?

How do you say lake in other languages?

In other languages lake

  1. American English: lake /ˈleɪk/
  2. Arabic: بُحَيْرَةٌ
  3. Brazilian Portuguese: lago.
  4. Chinese: 湖
  5. Croatian: jezero.
  6. Czech: jezero.
  7. Danish: sø
  8. Dutch: meer.

Is a lake masculine or feminine in French?

The gender of lac is masculine. E.g. le lac.

What does the French word eclosion mean?

: the act of emerging from the pupal case or hatching from the egg.

Is Alpine a French word?

Borrowed from French alpin, alpine.

How do you say river in different languages?

In other languages river

  • American English: river /ˈrɪvər/
  • Arabic: نَهْر
  • Brazilian Portuguese: rio.
  • Chinese: 河流
  • Croatian: rijeka.
  • Czech: řeka.
  • Danish: flod.
  • Dutch: rivier.

Are Lakes feminine?

Nouns ending in -a, -ción, -ía, or -dad are usually feminine. Names of rivers, lakes, and oceans are usually masculine; names of mountains are usually feminine.

What is eclosion in zoology?

(ɪˈkləʊʒən) n. (Zoology) the emergence of an insect larva from the egg or an adult from the pupal case. [C19: from French éclosion, from éclore to hatch, ultimately from Latin exclūdere to shut out, exclude]

What does the word oviposition mean?

expulsion of the egg
Oviposition means expulsion of the egg from the oviduct to the external environment and is a common phenomenon in vertebrates other than eutherian mammals. From: Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates: Birds, 2011.

Where did the word Alpine originate?

Alpine (adj.) “of the Alps,” early 15c., from Latin Alpinus; see Alp.

What does Lapin mean in English?

rabbit
1 : rabbit specifically : a castrated male rabbit. 2 : rabbit fur usually sheared and dyed.

What Greek word means river?

Potamus is an anglicization of the Ancient Greek potamos (ποταμός) meaning river or stream; it appears in the name: Mesopotamia (“Between the Rivers”).