mamba

See also: Mamba

English
a green mamba, Dendroaspis viridis

Etymology

From Zulu imamba.

Noun

mamba (plural mambas)

  1. Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

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Chichewa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈma.ᵐba/

Noun

mamba class 6

  1. scale(s) (of a fish or snake)

Etymology 2

Cognate to Zulu imamba.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmá.ᵐba/

Noun

mámba class 9 (plural mámba class 10)

  1. spitting cobra

Czech

Noun

mamba f

  1. mamba

Further reading
  • mamba in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
  • mamba in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Finnish

Noun

mamba

  1. mamba

Declension
Inflection of mamba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative mamba mambat
genitive mamban mambojen
partitive mambaa mamboja
illative mambaan mamboihin
singular plural
nominative mamba mambat
accusative nom. mamba mambat
gen. mamban
genitive mamban mambojen
mambainrare
partitive mambaa mamboja
inessive mambassa mamboissa
elative mambasta mamboista
illative mambaan mamboihin
adessive mamballa mamboilla
ablative mambalta mamboilta
allative mamballe mamboille
essive mambana mamboina
translative mambaksi mamboiksi
instructive — mamboin
abessive mambatta mamboitta
comitative — mamboineen

Compounds

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmam.ba/
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Noun

mamba f

  1. mamba (venomous snake)

Declension
declension of mamba
singular plural
nominative mamba mamby
genitive mamby mamb
dative mambie mambom
accusative mambę mamby
instrumental mambą mambami
locative mambie mambach
vocative mambo mamby

Portuguese

Noun

mamba f (plural mambas)

  1. mamba (venomous snake of the genus Dendroaspis)

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmamba/, [ˈmãmba]

Noun

mamba f (plural mambas)

  1. mamba

Swahili

Noun

mamba (n class, plural mamba)

  1. crocodile (reptile)

Synonyms

Swazi

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Noun

mamba class 1a (plural bómamba class 2a)

  1. mamba snake

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