alligator

== English == === Etymology === From early Modern English alligater, alligarta, aligarto, alegarto, alagarto, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), modern spelling possibly influenced by the unrelated Latin alligator (“one who binds”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tə/ (General American) enPR: ălʹĭ-gā-tər, IPA(key): /ˈæl.ɪ.ɡeɪ.tɚ/ Hyphenation: al‧li‧ga‧tor Homophone: allegator Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) === Noun === alligator (plural alligators) Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively. (paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans. (Nigeria) A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis) (dated) A crocodile of any species. Any of various machines with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator. (metalworking) A form of squeezer for the puddle ball. (mining) A rock breaker. (printing) A kind of job press. Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure. (usually in the plural) An alligator-skin shoe. (US, slang, dated) A swing music fan or performer, especially one who is white. ==== Synonyms ==== (reptile within Crocodilia): gator (informal) ==== Coordinate terms ==== (reptile within Crocodilia): caiman, cayman; croc, crocodile; gavial, gharial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === alligator (third-person singular simple present alligators, present participle alligatoring, simple past and past participle alligatored) (intransitive, of paint or other coatings) To crack in a pattern resembling an alligator's skin. === Interjection === alligator Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which the speaker counts out loud, saying the word "alligator" between the numbers so that each number is spoken approximately one second after the last one. === References === Michael Quinion (2004), “Alligator”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “alligator”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “alligator”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English alligator. === Noun === alligator c (singular definite alligatoren, plural indefinite alligatorer) alligator ==== Declension ==== === References === “alligator” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Alternative forms === alligador (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from English alligator, from Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑ.liˈɣaː.tɔr/ Hyphenation: al‧li‧ga‧tor Rhymes: -aːtɔr === Noun === alligator m (plural alligators, diminutive alligatortje n) alligator, crocodilian of the genus Alligator [from 18th c.] == French == === Etymology === From English alligator. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.li.ɡa.tɔʁ/ === Noun === alligator m (plural alligators) alligator (animal) === Further reading === “alligator”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Alternative forms === adligātor === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [al.lɪˈɡaː.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [al.liˈɡaː.tor] === Etymology 1 === From alligō (“to bind”) +‎ -tor ==== Noun ==== alligātor m (genitive alligātōris); third declension one who ties or binds ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun. === Etymology 2 === From English alligator, rebracketing of Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), from Latin lacertus (“lizard”), unrelated to the sense above. ==== Noun ==== alligātor m (genitive alligātōris); third declension (New Latin) alligator ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun. === References === “alligātor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), via English alligator. === Noun === alligator m (definite singular alligatoren, indefinite plural alligatorer, definite plural alligatorene) alligator === References === “alligator” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Spanish el lagarto (“the lizard”), via English alligator. === Noun === alligator m (definite singular alligatoren, indefinite plural alligatorar, definite plural alligatorane) alligator === References === “alligator” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Noun === alligator c alligator (reptile) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== krokodil (“crocodile”) kräldjur (“reptile”) stjärt === References === alligator in Svensk ordbok (SO) alligator in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) alligator in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) Svensk MeSH == West Frisian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch alligator. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aliˈɡaːtɔr/ === Noun === alligator c (plural alligators, diminutive alligatorke) alligator