bizon

From Medieval Latin bisōn.

• IPA^(key): /bizɔn/
• Hyphenation: bi‧zon

bizon m (indefinite plural bizone, definite singular bizoni, definite plural bizonet)

1. bison (the American one)

From English bison,[1] from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (“aurochs, aurochs horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow, melt”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪzon/

bizon m

1. bison (the American one)

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• Hyphenation: bi‧zon

bizon m (plural bizons, diminutive bizonnetje n)

1. bison

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲi.zɔn/

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bizon m anim

1. American bison, Bison bison

This word is never applied to the European bison or wisent, which is referred to exclusively as żubr.

Borrowed from French bison, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (“aurochs, aurochs horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow, melt”).

• IPA^(key): /biˈzon/
• Hyphenation: bi‧zon

bizon m (plural bizoni)

1. American bison (Bison bison)

From Medieval Latin bison.

• IPA^(key): /bǐzoːn/
• Hyphenation: bi‧zon

bìzōn m (Cyrillic spelling бѝзо̄н)

1. bison

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• IPA^(key): /ˈbíːzɔn/
• Tonal orthography: bȋzon

bízon m anim (genitive bízona, nominative plural bízoni)

1. bison