balein
Dutch (Brabantic)
/baːˈlɛi̯n/
noun
Definitions
- (type of material) baleen
Etymology
Derived from Latin balaena (whale) derived from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (whale).
Origin
Ancient Greek
φάλαινα
Gloss
whale
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
鯨
Emoji
🐋 🐳
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- baleen English
- intrabaleen English
- balaena Latin
- ballaen Latin
- ballaena Latin
- ballēna Latin
- bālaena Latin
- phalaena Latin
- baleinen Dutch, Flemish
- baleinwalvis Dutch, Flemish
- walvis Dutch, Flemish
- baleine French
- phalène French
- πτερόν Ancient Greek
- φάλαινα Ancient Greek
- φάλλαινα Ancient Greek
- *bʰleh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- balene Middle English
- baleine Old French