# impala
## English
### Alternative forms

* impalla (dated)

### Etymology

From Zulu impala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪmˈpɑːlə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːlə

### Noun

impala (plural impalas or impala)
* An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

#### Derived terms

* impala lily

#### Translations
### Further reading

* impala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Asturian
### Noun

impala m (plural impales)
* impala (African antelope)

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Zulu impala.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

impala m (plural impala's, diminutive impalaatje n)
* impala

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Zulu impala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈimpɑlɑ/, [ˈimpɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -impɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: im‧pa‧la

### Proper noun

impala
* impala

#### Declension

Possessive forms of impala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
impalani
impalani
accusative
nom.
impalani
impalani
gen.
impalani
genitive
impalani
impaloideni impaloitteni impalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
impalaani
impaloitani
inessive
impalassani
impaloissani
elative
impalastani
impaloistani
illative
impalaani
impaloihini
adessive
impalallani
impaloillani
ablative
impalaltani
impaloiltani
allative
impalalleni
impaloilleni
essive
impalanani
impaloinani
translative
impalakseni
impaloikseni
abessive
impalattani
impaloittani
instructive
comitative
—impaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
impalasi
impalasi
accusative
nom.
impalasi
impalasi
gen.
impalasi
genitive
impalasi
impaloidesi impaloittesi impalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
impalaasi
impaloitasi
inessive
impalassasi
impaloissasi
elative
impalastasi
impaloistasi
illative
impalaasi
impaloihisi
adessive
impalallasi
impaloillasi
ablative
impalaltasi
impaloiltasi
allative
impalallesi
impaloillesi
essive
impalanasi
impaloinasi
translative
impalaksesi
impaloiksesi
abessive
impalattasi
impaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—impaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
impalamme
impalamme
accusative
nom.
impalamme
impalamme
gen.
impalamme
genitive
impalamme
impaloidemme impaloittemme impalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
impalaamme
impaloitamme
inessive
impalassamme
impaloissamme
elative
impalastamme
impaloistamme
illative
impalaamme
impaloihimme
adessive
impalallamme
impaloillamme
ablative
impalaltamme
impaloiltamme
allative
impalallemme
impaloillemme
essive
impalanamme
impaloinamme
translative
impalaksemme
impaloiksemme
abessive
impalattamme
impaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—impaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
impalanne
impalanne
accusative
nom.
impalanne
impalanne
gen.
impalanne
genitive
impalanne
impaloidenne impaloittenne impalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
impalaanne
impaloitanne
inessive
impalassanne
impaloissanne
elative
impalastanne
impaloistanne
illative
impalaanne
impaloihinne
adessive
impalallanne
impaloillanne
ablative
impalaltanne
impaloiltanne
allative
impalallenne
impaloillenne
essive
impalananne
impaloinanne
translative
impalaksenne
impaloiksenne
abessive
impalattanne
impaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—impaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
impalansa
impalansa
accusative
nom.
impalansa
impalansa
gen.
impalansa
genitive
impalansa
impaloidensa impaloittensa impalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
impalaansa
impaloitaan impaloitansa
inessive
impalassaan impalassansa
impaloissaan impaloissansa
elative
impalastaan impalastansa
impaloistaan impaloistansa
illative
impalaansa
impaloihinsa
adessive
impalallaan impalallansa
impaloillaan impaloillansa
ablative
impalaltaan impalaltansa
impaloiltaan impaloiltansa
allative
impalalleen impalallensa
impaloilleen impaloillensa
essive
impalanaan impalanansa
impaloinaan impaloinansa
translative
impalakseen impalaksensa
impaloikseen impaloiksensa
abessive
impalattaan impalattansa
impaloittaan impaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—impaloineen impaloinensa :

### Anagrams

* lampia

## French
### Etymology

From Zulu impala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /im.pa.la/
* Audio (Switzerland):(file)
* Rhymes: -a
* Homophone: impalas

### Noun

impala m (plural impalas)
* impala

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /imˈpa.la/
* Rhymes: -ala
* Hyphenation: im‧pà‧la

### Etymology 1

From Zulu impala.

#### Noun

impala m (invariable)
* impala, pallah, roodebok (Aepyceros melampus)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

impala
* inflection of impalare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* Alampi, amplia

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

### Noun

ímpalá class 9 (plural ízímpâlá class 10)
* impala

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Polish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /imˈpa.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: im‧pa‧la

### Noun

impala f
* impala, rooibok (any mammal of the tribe Aepycerotini)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* impala in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* impala in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu impala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ĩˈpa.lɐ/
* Rhymes: -alɐ
* Homophone: empala
* Hyphenation: im‧pa‧la

### Noun

impala f (plural impalas)
* impala (Aepyceros melampus)

### Further reading

* “impala”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “impala”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Zulu impala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /imˈpala/ [ĩmˈpa.la]
* Rhymes: -ala
* Syllabification: im‧pa‧la

### Noun

impala m or f by sense (plural impalas)
* (mammals) impala

#### Hypernyms

* antílope
* ungulado

#### See also

* asta
* pezuña

### Further reading

* “impala”, 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

### Anagrams

* amplia
* amplía

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

### Noun

ímpalá class 9 (plural tímpalá class 10)
* impala

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Swedish
### Noun

impala c
* an impala (African antelope)

#### Declension
### References

* impala in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* impala in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Zulu impala, from Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

### Noun

impala (definite accusative impalayı, plural impalalar)
* impala

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
impala
impalalar
definite accusative
impalayı
impalaları
dative
impalaya
impalalara
locative
impalada
impalalarda
ablative
impaladan
impalalardan
genitive
impalanın
impalaların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
impalam
impalalarım
2nd singular
impalan
impalaların
3rd singular
impalası
impalaları
1st plural
impalamız
impalalarımız
2nd plural
impalanız
impalalarınız
3rd plural
impalaları
impalaları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
impalamı
impalalarımı
2nd singular
impalanı
impalalarını
3rd singular
impalasını
impalalarını
1st plural
impalamızı
impalalarımızı
2nd plural
impalanızı
impalalarınızı
3rd plural
impalalarını
impalalarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
impalama
impalalarıma
2nd singular
impalana
impalalarına
3rd singular
impalasına
impalalarına
1st plural
impalamıza
impalalarımıza
2nd plural
impalanıza
impalalarınıza
3rd plural
impalalarına
impalalarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
impalamda
impalalarımda
2nd singular
impalanda
impalalarında
3rd singular
impalasında
impalalarında
1st plural
impalamızda
impalalarımızda
2nd plural
impalanızda
impalalarınızda
3rd plural
impalalarında
impalalarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
impalamdan
impalalarımdan
2nd singular
impalandan
impalalarından
3rd singular
impalasından
impalalarından
1st plural
impalamızdan
impalalarımızdan
2nd plural
impalanızdan
impalalarınızdan
3rd plural
impalalarından
impalalarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
impalamın
impalalarımın
2nd singular
impalanın
impalalarının
3rd singular
impalasının
impalalarının
1st plural
impalamızın
impalalarımızın
2nd plural
impalanızın
impalalarınızın
3rd plural
impalalarının
impalalarının :

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [íᵐpaːlá]

### Noun

ímpalá class 9 (plural íimpalá class 10)
* impala

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mpàdá.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ímpaːla/

### Noun

ímpala class 9 (plural izimpâla class 10)
* impala

#### Inflection
### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-mpala”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-mpala (2.9.9)”