# dromedario
## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish dromedario.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dromedaɾio/ [d̪ro.me.ð̞a.ɾi.o]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -io, -o
* Hyphenation: dro‧me‧da‧ri‧o

### Noun

dromedario anim
* dromedary

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “dromedario”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “dromedario”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* dromedário (reintegrationist)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese dromedario, from Late Latin dromedarius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”). More at dromedary.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɾomeˈdaɾjo/ [d̪ɾo.meˈð̞a.ɾjʊ]
* Rhymes: -aɾjo
* Hyphenation: dro‧me‧da‧rio

### Noun

dromedario m (plural dromedarios)
* dromedary

#### Coordinate terms

* alpaca
* camelo
* dromedario
* guanaco
* llama
* vicuña

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dromedario”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “dromedario”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dromedārius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”). More at dromedary.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dro.meˈda.rjo/
* Rhymes: -arjo
* Hyphenation: dro‧me‧dà‧rio

### Noun

dromedario m (plural dromedari)
* dromedary

### Further reading

* dromedario in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* addimorerò

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dromedārius.

### Noun

*dromedario m (plural dromedarios)
* dromedary
** 1373 January 20, Fernán Martís, “Cõmo os tͦỹaos poſerõ ſuas aʒes ⁊ forõ fora da villa” (chapter 121), in Cronica Troiana [Trojan Chronicle], translation of Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure, page 44r:⁊ tgiãno dous dromedarios moỹ corredor̃s ⁊ moỹ ligeyros aſſỹ cõmo auj̃a en ſeu coſtũm.And he was carried by two very fast and very swift dromedaries, as it was his habit.

#### Usage notes

* Only attested in the plural.

#### Descendants

* Galician: dromedario
* Portuguese: dromedário

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “dromedario”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “dromedario”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antônio Geraldo da Cunha (2020–2025) “dromedário”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do Português Medieval (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dromedārius.

### Noun

dromedario m (plural dromedarios)
* dromedary
** 1270–1274, Alfonso X of Castile, [la eſtoria de Eſpanna] [The story of Spain], page 68r, column 1:E poꝛ ẏr mas aẏna fueron en dꝛomedarios q ſon camellos coſſeros.And to go quicker they rode dromedaries, which are running camels.

#### Descendants

* Spanish: dromedario (see there for further descendants)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish dromedario, from Late Latin dromedārius, based on Ancient Greek δρομὰς κάμηλος (dromàs kámēlos, “running camel”). More at dromedary.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɾomeˈdaɾjo/ [d̪ɾo.meˈð̞a.ɾjo]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾjo
* Syllabification: dro‧me‧da‧rio

### Noun

dromedario m (plural dromedarios)
* dromedary

#### Coordinate terms

* (Camelids) camélido; camello (dromedario, camello bactriano), llama, guanaco, alpaca, vicuña

#### Descendants

* → Basque: dromedario

### Further reading

* “dromedario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10