Neanderthal

neanderthal English Alternative forms en neanderthal Neandertal Etymology en :bor de:Neanderthal<ety:af<de:Neander<ety:af<grc:νέος><grc:ᾰ̓νήρ>>><de:Tal<alt:Thal>>> 1 From obsolete en de Neanderthal, now spelled de Neandertal, the name of a valley (German de Tal, older also spelled de Thal) near Düsseldorf where Neanderthal 1 the first Neanderthal was discovered in 1856. A hollow near the valley was known as de Neanderhöhle Neander Hollow and de Neandershöhle Neander’s Hollow in the early 19th century, and the valley had been renamed to Neanderthal in 1850, in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). Before, the valley was known as de das Gesteins The Rocks [sg.] and de Hundsklipp Dog Cliff. The name of Joachim Neander is based on the en grc - translation (grc νέος + grc ἀνήρ ᾰ̓νήρ) of his original surname de Neumann Newman. The pronunciation with the "th" sound (/θ/) is a spelling pronunciation; the original German word is pronounced with a "t" sound (/t/).en Bridget Alex Is It Neander-TAL or Neander-THAL? Discover https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/is-it-neander-tal-or-neander-thal https://web.archive.org/web/20250428042058/https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/is-it-neander-tal-or-neander-thal 28 April 2025 Waukesha, W.I. Kalmbach Media 25 August 2016 0274-7529 6560726 Pronunciation nē.ănʹdə.täl' RP, en /niːˈæn.dəˌtɑːl/,“Neanderthal” in Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, 2009 nē.ănʹdər.thäl nē.ănʹdər.täl GA, en /niˈæn.dɚˌθɑl/ /niˈæn.dɚ.θəl/ /niˈæn.dɚˌtɑl/ en En-us-neanderthal.ogg US Adjective - Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis species. en The capacity of the Neanderthal skull was 10% larger than that of modern humans. en 2019 w:Razib Khan Arabia between Africa and Eurasia blog.insito.me https://blog.insito.me/arabia-between-africa-eurasia-90ebeb9e6767 In short, many assessments conclude that East Asians have more Neanderthal ancestry than Europeans, who have more Neanderthal ancestry than people in the Middle East. en w:Yuval Noah Harari At Home With Our Ancient Cousins, the Neanderthals w:The New York Times 2020-11-07 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/books/review/kindred-neanderthals-rebecca-wragg-sykes.html 0362-4331 New technologies have also revolutionized the study of Neanderthals and other ancient humans. Over the past few decades novel techniques to analyze stone, bone and DNA have made it possible to reconstruct what occurred around a Neanderthal campfire 100,000 years ago. A handful of tiny fragments are sometimes enough to determine what some Neanderthal ate for breakfast, what ailments afflicted her, what was the color of her skin and whether her parents were first cousins. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308024342/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/books/review/kindred-neanderthals-rebecca-wragg-sykes.html en derogatory by extension Old-fashioned, opposed to change. en derogatory by extension Primitive, savage or uncivilized. Of or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany. Translations of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis Belarusian: be неандэрта́льскі Czech: cs neandertálský French: fr néandertalien Hungarian: hu neandervölgyi Kazakh: kk неандерталдық s neandertaldıq Korean: ko 네안데르탈인 Polish: pl neandertalski Russian: ru неандертальский Slovak: sk neandertálsky Spanish: es neanderthal, es neandertal, es neanderthalense Ukrainian: uk неандерта́льський of or pertaining to Neander Valley Esperanto: eo neandertala Hungarian: hu neandervölgyi Russian: ru неандерта́льский neandɛrtálʹskij Spanish: es neanderthal, es neanderthalense Noun A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis species. en Neandertaler Neanderthalian en The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History 2014 w:Elizabeth Kolbert Picador 9781250062185 These injuries may reflect the rigors of hunting with the Neanderthals' limited repertoire of weapons; the Neanderthals never seem to have developed projectiles, so they would have to have gotten more or less on top of their prey in order to kill them. 250–251 en w:Yuval Noah Harari At Home With Our Ancient Cousins, the Neanderthals w:The New York Times 2020-11-07 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/books/review/kindred-neanderthals-rebecca-wragg-sykes.html 0362-4331 New technologies have also revolutionized the study of Neanderthals and other ancient humans. Over the past few decades novel techniques to analyze stone, bone and DNA have made it possible to reconstruct what occurred around a Neanderthal campfire 100,000 years ago. A handful of tiny fragments are sometimes enough to determine what some Neanderthal ate for breakfast, what ailments afflicted her, what was the color of her skin and whether her parents were first cousins. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308024342/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/07/books/review/kindred-neanderthals-rebecca-wragg-sykes.html en pejorative A primitive, savage or uncivilized person. en derogatory ethnic slur A white person. Derived terms en Neandersovan meanderthal Neanderthalian Neanderthalic Neanderthaloid sheanderthal Descendants es neandertal 1 Translations a Homo neanderthalensis specimen Catalan: ca neandertal m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 尼安德特人 ní'āndétèrén, cmn 尼安德塔人 ní'āndétǎrén Czech: cs neandertálec m Danish: da neandertaler c Dutch: nl neanderthaler m Esperanto: eo neandertalulo, eo neandertala homo Finnish: fi neandertalinihminen French: fr homme de Néandertal m German: de Neandertaler m Icelandic: is neanderdalsmaður m, is neandertalsmaður m Japanese: ja ネアンデルタール人 neanderutārujin Korean: ko 네안데르탈인 Latin: la homo Neanderthalensis m Macedonian: mk неандерта́лец m Polish: pl neandertalczyk m Portuguese: pt neandertal m f Russian: ru неандерта́лец m neandɛrtálec, ru неандерта́лка f neandɛrtálka, ru палеоантропо́м m another name in the USSR Spanish: es neandertal mf, es neanderthal mf, es neanderthalense mf Swedish: sv neandertalare c Ukrainian: uk неандерта́лець m, uk неандерта́лка f Vietnamese: vi Nê-an-đéc-tan a primitive person Bulgarian: bg неандерта́лец m Catalan: ca neandertal m Czech: cs neandertálec m Esperanto: eo neandertala homo, eo neandertalulo Finnish: fi neandertalinihminen French: fr homme de Néandertal m Georgian: ka ნეანდერტალელი German: de Neandertaler m Macedonian: mk неандерта́лец m Polish: pl neandertalczyk m Portuguese: pt neandertal m f Russian: ru неандерта́лец m neandɛrtálec, ru неандерта́лка f neandɛrtálka Spanish: es neandertal m Swedish: sv neandertalare c References Further reading en eponyms terms derived from toponyms en Anthropology Hominids German Pronunciation de De-Neanderthal.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun n de Neandertal Usage notes The traditional spelling is retained in a few names such as Bahnhof Neanderthal de and Neanderthal Museum. Derived terms de Neanderthaler de Neanderthalerin