lamantin
French
Etymology
From lamenti, an alteration of Spanish manatí, a Cariban word, by association with lamenter "lament, bewail", because of the animal's cry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.mɑ̃.tɛ̃/
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Further reading
- “lamantin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Noun
lamantin m (plural lamantini)
- manatee (any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae)
Declension
declension of lamantin
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