impala
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
impalla (dated)
=== Etymology ===
From Zulu impala.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɑːlə/
Rhymes: -ɑːlə
=== Noun ===
impala (plural impalas or impala)
An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.
Synonyms: redbuck, rooibok
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
=== Further reading ===
impala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
== Asturian ==
=== Noun ===
impala m (plural impales)
impala (African antelope)
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
From Zulu impala.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
impala m (plural impala's, diminutive impalaatje n)
impala
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Zulu impala.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈimpɑlɑ/, [ˈimpɑ̝lɑ̝]
Rhymes: -impɑlɑ
Syllabification(key): im‧pa‧la
Hyphenation(key): im‧pa‧la
=== Proper noun ===
impala
impala
==== Declension ====
=== Anagrams ===
lampia
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From Zulu impala.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /im.pa.la/
Rhymes: -a
Homophone: impalas
=== Noun ===
impala m (plural impalas)
impala
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /imˈpa.la/
Rhymes: -ala
Hyphenation: im‧pà‧la
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Zulu impala.
==== Noun ====
impala m (invariable)
impala, pallah, roodebok (Aepyceros melampus)
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
impala
inflection of impalare:
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
=== Anagrams ===
Alampi, amplia
== Northern Ndebele ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
=== Noun ===
ímpalá class 9 (plural ízímpâlá class 10)
impala
==== Inflection ====
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
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=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /imˈpa.la/
Rhymes: -ala
Syllabification: im‧pa‧la
=== Noun ===
impala f
impala, rooibok (any mammal of the tribe Aepycerotini)
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
impala in Polish dictionaries at PWN
impala in PWN's encyclopedia
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Zulu impala.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -alɐ
Homophone: empala
Hyphenation: im‧pa‧la
=== Noun ===
impala f (plural impalas)
impala (Aepyceros melampus)
=== Further reading ===
“impala”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“impala”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“impala”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Zulu impala.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /imˈpala/ [ĩmˈpa.la]
Rhymes: -ala
Syllabification: im‧pa‧la
=== Noun ===
impala m or f by sense (plural impalas)
(mammals) impala
==== Hypernyms ====
antílope
ungulado
==== See also ====
asta
pezuña
=== Further reading ===
“impala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
=== Anagrams ===
amplia
amplía
== Swazi ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
=== Noun ===
ímpalá class 9 (plural tímpalá class 10)
impala
==== Inflection ====
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
impala c
an impala (African antelope)
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
impala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
impala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Zulu impala, from Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /im.paˈɫa/
=== Noun ===
impala (definite accusative impalayı, plural impalalar)
impala, redbuck, an African antelope of the species Aepyceros melampus
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “impala”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2163
== Xhosa ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [íᵐpaːlá]
=== Noun ===
ímpalá class 9 (plural íimpalá class 10)
impala
==== Inflection ====
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
== Zulu ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ímpaːla/
=== Noun ===
ímpala class 9 (plural izimpâla class 10)
impala
==== Inflection ====
=== References ===
C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “-mpala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mpala (2.9.9)”