"wildebeest" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʋɪl.dəˌbeːst/ Audio: Nl-wildebeest.ogg Forms: wildebeesten [plural], wildebeestje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans wildebees (literally “wild ox”). Equivalent to wilde + beest. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|af|wildebees|lit=wild ox}} Afrikaans wildebees (literally “wild ox”), {{af|nl|wild|beest|alt1=wilde}} wilde + beest Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} wildebeest n (plural wildebeesten, diminutive wildebeestje n)
  1. gnu, wildebeest Tags: neuter Synonyms: gnoe

Inflected forms

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