crocodil

Romanian

Crocodili de Nil

Etymology

From French crocodile, from Old French cocodril, from Medieval Latin cocodrillus, from Classical Latin crocodilus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos). The Old French word was later refashioned after the Latin and Greek forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkrokoˈdil/
  • Hyphenation: cro‧co‧dil

Noun

crocodil m (plural crocodili)

  1. crocodile

Declension

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