aligátor

== Czech == === Etymology === First attested in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈalɪɡaːtor] === Noun === aligátor m anim alligator ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “aligátor”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 “aligátor”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz == Hungarian == === Alternative forms === alligátor (before 1984; currently nonstandard)[1] === Etymology === From German Alligator. With -átor ending. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɒliɡaːtor] Hyphenation: ali‧gá‧tor Rhymes: -or === Noun === aligátor (plural aligátorok) alligator ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === alligátor in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. aligátor in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024). == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === aligator === Etymology === Borrowed from English alligator, from Spanish el lagarto (literally “the lizard”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧li‧gá‧tor === Noun === aligátor m (plural aligátores) alligator (crocodilian in the genus Alligator) ==== Coordinate terms ==== === Further reading === “aligátor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “aligátor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Alternative forms === (dated, now proscribed) aligator aliguéitor === Etymology === Likely borrowed from French alligator, from English alligator, which in turn came from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”). The shift to penultimate stress is likely borrowed from the English pronunciation of the term, which displaced the original pronunciation of aligator. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aliˈɡatoɾ/ [a.liˈɣ̞a.t̪oɾ] Rhymes: -atoɾ Syllabification: a‧li‧gá‧tor === Noun === aligátor m (plural aligátores or aligátors) alligator (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator) Synonyms: caimán, yacaré ==== Usage notes ==== Although the term is standard, the Royal Spanish Academy recommends the use of caimán instead, due to its longer and more widespread usage in Spanish. ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===