alcatraz – Portuguese noun declension

Portuguese noun forms of alcatraz

Noun: alcatraz
Gender: m Hyphenation:
Singular malcatraz
Plural malcatrazes

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Etymology

1. Probably from Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”). Not derived from modern Arabic الْقَطْرَس (al-qaṭras, “the albatross”), which is instead perhaps borrowed from Spanish. Doublet of albatroz, a twice-borrowed term.
2. Alternative theories include: from alcatruz (“well bucket”), referring to the beak of pelicans; from Andalusian Arabic *qaṭrás (“one who is smug”); from Latin onōcrotalus (“pelican”). See: Latin Nouns 'onōcrotalus'.

Verbs referencing "alcatraz"

Czech Nouns albatros, Dutch Nouns albatros, English Nouns albatross, Irish Nouns albatras, Portuguese Nouns albatroz.

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