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Pavian
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pavian pavián pávián
English
Etymology
en :af Pavia -an + 1
Pronunciation
en /pəˈvi.ən/
en iːən 3
Adjective
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Of or relating to Pavia.
en 1999 2000 Robert Lacey; Danny Danziger The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium Abacus London 91 According to one early eleventh-century document, the English had taken offence at the opening of their bags and baggage by the Pavian custom officials, and had grown violet.
German
de:
Etymology
From Late de gmh baviān (15th c.), from de dum baviaen (cf. Modern nl baviaan), from older dum baubijn, from de frm babouin.
Pronunciation
de /ˈpa(ː)vi̯aːn/ [ˈpaː.viˌaːn] less often [ˈpa.viˌaːn] [ˈpaːˌvjaːn]
de De-Pavian.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Pa vi an
Noun
m
baboon primate
Declension
m
Descendants
et paavian 1
fi paviaani 1
csb pawión 1 1
pl pawian 1
ru павиан 1
uk павіа́н 1
Further reading
de Old World monkeys