kameleon

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch cameleon, from Old French cameleon, from Latin chamaeleōn, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), ultimately a calque of Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkaː.meː.leːˈɔn/ Hyphenation: ka‧me‧le‧on Rhymes: -ɔn === Noun === kameleon m (plural kameleons, diminutive kameleonnetje n) chameleon (lizard of the family Chamaeleonidae) (figuratively) weathervane (someone who changes opinions, allegiance, etc. like a chameleon changes color) Synonym: windvaan ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From German via Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑmələuːn/ Rhymes: -əuːn === Noun === kameleon m (definite singular kameleonen, indefinite plural kameleoner, definite plural kameleonene) a chameleon === References === “kameleon” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From German via Latin chamaeleon, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑmələuːn/ Rhymes: -əuːn === Noun === kameleon m (definite singular kameleonen, indefinite plural kameleonar, definite plural kameleonane) a chameleon === References === “kameleon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin chamaeleōn, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.mɛˈlɛ.ɔn/ Rhymes: -ɛɔn Syllabification: ka‧me‧le‧on === Noun === kameleon m animal chameleon ==== Declension ==== === Noun === kameleon m pers (figuratively) chameleon (person with inconstant behavior; one able to quickly adjust to new circumstances) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kameleon”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “kameleon”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kamelěoːn/ Hyphenation: ka‧me‧le‧on === Noun === kamelèōn m anim (Cyrillic spelling камелѐо̄н) chameleon ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kameleon”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === kamelyon === Etymology === Pseudo-Hispanism, derived from English chameleon with a shift of stress, from Middle English camelion, from Old French cameleon, from Latin chamaeleōn, from Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), ultimately a calque of Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (nēšu ša qaqqari, “chameleon, reptile”, literally “lion of the ground; predator that crawls upon the ground”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kameleˈon/ [kɐ.mɛ.lɛˈjon̪] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: ka‧me‧le‧on === Noun === kameleón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜒᜎᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔) alternative form of kamaleon