klipspringer

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans klipspringer, from Dutch klipspringer, both literally meaning "rock-jumper". === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈklɪpˌsprɪŋər/ === Noun === klipspringer (plural klipspringers) A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus). ==== Translations ==== === References === klipspringer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Oreotragus oreotragus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Oreotragus oreotragus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch klipspringer. By surface analysis, klip (“rock”) +‎ springer (“jumper”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === klipspringer (plural klipspringers) klipspringer ==== Descendants ==== → English: klipspringer == Dutch == === Etymology === From klip (“rock”) + springer (“jumper”). Attested since the early 18th century. === Pronunciation === === Noun === klipspringer m (plural klipspringers, diminutive klipspringertje n) the klipspringer, Oreotragus oreotragus ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: klipspringer→ English: klipspringer === Further reading === klipspringer on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl