bonobo

See also: Bonobo

English

Etymology

From Bolobo, a village on the Congo River where Europeans first made contact with the species. Bolobo is possibly imitative of the bubbling of the rapids at that section of the Congo.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bəˈnəʊ̯ˌbəʊ̯/
• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈnoʊ̯ˌboʊ̯/
• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒ.nəˌboʊ̯/

Noun

bonobo (plural bonobos)

1. A great ape, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.

   Synonyms: (obsolete) dwarf chimpanzee, (informal) hippie chimp, (obsolete) pygmy chimpanzee

Translations

pygmy chimpanzee

• Assamese: বন’ব’ (bonöbö)
• Asturian: bonobu (ast) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 倭黑猩猩 (zh) (wōhēixīngxīng), 倭猩猩 (wōxīngxīng)

• Danish: bonobo c, dværgchimpanse c
• Dutch: bonobo (nl) m
• Finnish: kongonsimpanssi, bonobo (fi)
• French: bonobo (fr) m
• German: Bonobo (de) m, Zwergschimpanse (de) m, Bonobomännchen n, Bonobo-Männchen n, Bonoboweibchen n, Bonobo-Weibchen n
• Hebrew: בונובו m (bonóbo)
• Hungarian: bonobó
• Japanese: ボノボ (ja) (bonobo)
• Korean: 보노보 (bonobo)
• Polish: bonobo (pl) m, szympans bonobo m, szympans karłowaty m
• Portuguese: bonobo (pt) m
• Romanian: bonobo, cimpanzeu pitic m
• Russian: боно́бо (ru) m (bonóbo)
• Spanish: bonobo (es) m
• Swedish: dvärgschimpans (sv) c, bonobo (sv) c
• Thai: โบโนโบ (boo-noo-boo)
• Tibetan: བོ་ནོ་བོ (bo no bo)
• Turkish: bonobo

Finnish

Etymology

From English bonobo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbonobo/, [ˈbo̞no̞bo̞]
• Rhymes: -onobo
• Syllabification^(key): bo‧no‧bo

Noun

bonobo

1. bonobo, Pan paniscus

   Synonym: kongonsimpanssi

Declension

Inflection of bonobo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		bonobo	bonobot
genitive		bonobon	bonobojen
partitive		bonoboa	bonoboja
illative		bonoboon	bonoboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bonobo	bonobot
accusative	nom.	bonobo	bonobot
	gen.	bonobon
genitive		bonobon	bonobojen
partitive		bonoboa	bonoboja
inessive		bonobossa	bonoboissa
elative		bonobosta	bonoboista
illative		bonoboon	bonoboihin
adessive		bonobolla	bonoboilla
ablative		bonobolta	bonoboilta
allative		bonobolle	bonoboille
essive		bonobona	bonoboina
translative		bonoboksi	bonoboiksi
abessive		bonobotta	bonoboitta
instructive		—	bonoboin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bonobo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bonoboni bonoboni accusative nom. bonoboni bonoboni gen. bonoboni genitive bonoboni bonobojeni partitive bonoboani bonobojani inessive bonobossani bonoboissani elative bonobostani bonoboistani illative bonobooni bonoboihini adessive bonobollani bonoboillani ablative bonoboltani bonoboiltani allative bonobolleni bonoboilleni essive bonobonani bonoboinani translative bonobokseni bonoboikseni abessive bonobottani bonoboittani instructive — — comitative — bonoboineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bonobosi bonobosi accusative nom. bonobosi bonobosi gen. bonobosi genitive bonobosi bonobojesi partitive bonoboasi bonobojasi inessive bonobossasi bonoboissasi elative bonobostasi bonoboistasi illative bonoboosi bonoboihisi adessive bonobollasi bonoboillasi ablative bonoboltasi bonoboiltasi allative bonobollesi bonoboillesi essive bonobonasi bonoboinasi translative bonoboksesi bonoboiksesi abessive bonobottasi bonoboittasi instructive — — comitative — bonoboinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bonobomme bonobomme accusative nom. bonobomme bonobomme gen. bonobomme genitive bonobomme bonobojemme partitive bonoboamme bonobojamme inessive bonobossamme bonoboissamme elative bonobostamme bonoboistamme illative bonoboomme bonoboihimme adessive bonobollamme bonoboillamme ablative bonoboltamme bonoboiltamme allative bonobollemme bonoboillemme essive bonobonamme bonoboinamme translative bonoboksemme bonoboiksemme abessive bonobottamme bonoboittamme instructive — — comitative — bonoboinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bonobonne bonobonne accusative nom. bonobonne bonobonne gen. bonobonne genitive bonobonne bonobojenne partitive bonoboanne bonobojanne inessive bonobossanne bonoboissanne elative bonobostanne bonoboistanne illative bonoboonne bonoboihinne adessive bonobollanne bonoboillanne ablative bonoboltanne bonoboiltanne allative bonobollenne bonoboillenne essive bonobonanne bonoboinanne translative bonoboksenne bonoboiksenne abessive bonobottanne bonoboittanne instructive — — comitative — bonoboinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bonobonsa bonobonsa accusative nom. bonobonsa bonobonsa gen. bonobonsa genitive bonobonsa bonobojensa partitive bonoboaan bonoboansa bonobojaan bonobojansa inessive bonobossaan bonobossansa bonoboissaan bonoboissansa elative bonobostaan bonobostansa bonoboistaan bonoboistansa illative bonoboonsa bonoboihinsa adessive bonobollaan bonobollansa bonoboillaan bonoboillansa ablative bonoboltaan bonoboltansa bonoboiltaan bonoboiltansa allative bonobolleen bonobollensa bonoboilleen bonoboillensa essive bonobonaan bonobonansa bonoboinaan bonoboinansa translative bonobokseen bonoboksensa bonoboikseen bonoboiksensa abessive bonobottaan bonobottansa bonoboittaan bonoboittansa instructive — — comitative — bonoboineen bonoboinensa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.nɔ.bo/

• Audio:

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Noun

bonobo m (plural bonobos)

1. bonobo

Italian

Noun

bonobo m (invariable)

1. bonobo, Pan paniscus

Japanese

Romanization

bonobo

1. Rōmaji transcription of ボノボ

Polish

bonobo

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English bonobo, French bonobo, German Bonobo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔˈnɔ.bɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔbɔ
• Syllabification: bo‧no‧bo

Noun

bonobo m animal (indeclinable)

1. bonobo, dwarf chimpanzee, gracile chimpanzee, pygmy chimpanzee (Pan paniscus)

   Synonyms: szympans bonobo, szympans karłowaty

Further reading

• bonobo in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -obu
• Hyphenation: bo‧no‧bo

Noun

bonobo m (plural bonobos)

1. bonobo (Pan paniscus, a species of chimpanzee)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈnobo/ [boˈno.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -obo
• Syllabification: bo‧no‧bo

Noun

bonobo m (plural bonobos)

1. bonobo