# gorilla
## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “Gorillai (a tribe of hairy women)”), described by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian navigator and possible visitor to the area that later became Sierra Leone; the Greek word is likely from Punic, and ultimately from an African language.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/, (dated) /ɡɒˈɹɪl.ə/
* (US) IPA: /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/
** Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪlə
* Homophone: guerrilla

### Noun

gorilla (plural gorillas)
* The largest of the apes, belonging to the genus Gorilla, native to the forests of central Africa and known for their trait of knuckle-walking.
** 1893, Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, volume 27, pages 133, 135:In three of these twenty gorillæ 14 ribs are present, and the additional rib in each of them is below. […] The conclusion that the usual place of commencement of the dorsal type in the gorilla is between the 12th and 13th dorsal vertebræ is founded on notes taken of this character in 13 of these gorillæ.
* A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.
** 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed‎:"I'll do the old gorilla the justice to say that he is open-handed with money."
* (informal) A powerful person or organization; a heavyweight or behemoth.
** 1977, Computerworld, volume 11, number 19, page 58:The two industry gorillas — IBM and AT&T — will get together to decide who will provide different communications services, Biddle stated.

#### Derived terms

* 800-pound gorilla
* 800-pound gorilla in the room
* buffarilla
* Chicagorilla
* eastern gorilla
* gorillagram
* gorilla in the room
* gorillalike
* gorilla pimp
* gorilla salad
* Gorilla Sign Language
* gorilla suit
* gorilless
* gorillian
* gorillion
* gorilloid
* mountain gorilla
* sherilla
* weregorilla
* western gorilla

#### Related terms

* Godzilla
* Gorillai

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: ゴリラ (gorira)
* → Korean: 고릴라 (gorilla)
* → Thai: กอริลลา (gɔɔ-rin-lâa)

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ The Chambers Dictionary, 9th Ed., 2003
* ↑ “gorilla”, in Collins English Dictionary.

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gorilla or English gorilla.

### Noun

gorilla (plural gorillas, diminutive gorillatjie)
* gorilla, primate of the genus Gorilla.

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Gorilla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɣoːˈrɪ.laː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: go‧ril‧la
* Rhymes: -ɪlaː

### Noun

gorilla m (plural gorilla's, diminutive gorillaatje n)
* gorilla, primate of the genus Gorilla

#### Derived terms

* berggorilla
* laaglandgorilla

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡorilːɑ/, [ˈɡo̞rilːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -orilːɑ
* Hyphenation: go‧ril‧la

### Noun

gorilla
* gorilla

#### Declension

Possessive forms of gorilla (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gorillani
gorillani
accusative
nom.
gorillani
gorillani
gen.
gorillani
genitive
gorillani
gorilloideni gorilloitteni gorillojeni gorillaini $^{rare}$
partitive
gorillaani
gorilloitani gorillojani
inessive
gorillassani
gorilloissani
elative
gorillastani
gorilloistani
illative
gorillaani
gorilloihini
adessive
gorillallani
gorilloillani
ablative
gorillaltani
gorilloiltani
allative
gorillalleni
gorilloilleni
essive
gorillanani
gorilloinani
translative
gorillakseni
gorilloikseni
abessive
gorillattani
gorilloittani
instructive
comitative
—gorilloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gorillasi
gorillasi
accusative
nom.
gorillasi
gorillasi
gen.
gorillasi
genitive
gorillasi
gorilloidesi gorilloittesi gorillojesi gorillaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
gorillaasi
gorilloitasi gorillojasi
inessive
gorillassasi
gorilloissasi
elative
gorillastasi
gorilloistasi
illative
gorillaasi
gorilloihisi
adessive
gorillallasi
gorilloillasi
ablative
gorillaltasi
gorilloiltasi
allative
gorillallesi
gorilloillesi
essive
gorillanasi
gorilloinasi
translative
gorillaksesi
gorilloiksesi
abessive
gorillattasi
gorilloittasi
instructive
comitative
—gorilloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gorillamme
gorillamme
accusative
nom.
gorillamme
gorillamme
gen.
gorillamme
genitive
gorillamme
gorilloidemme gorilloittemme gorillojemme gorillaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
gorillaamme
gorilloitamme gorillojamme
inessive
gorillassamme
gorilloissamme
elative
gorillastamme
gorilloistamme
illative
gorillaamme
gorilloihimme
adessive
gorillallamme
gorilloillamme
ablative
gorillaltamme
gorilloiltamme
allative
gorillallemme
gorilloillemme
essive
gorillanamme
gorilloinamme
translative
gorillaksemme
gorilloiksemme
abessive
gorillattamme
gorilloittamme
instructive
comitative
—gorilloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gorillanne
gorillanne
accusative
nom.
gorillanne
gorillanne
gen.
gorillanne
genitive
gorillanne
gorilloidenne gorilloittenne gorillojenne gorillainne $^{rare}$
partitive
gorillaanne
gorilloitanne gorillojanne
inessive
gorillassanne
gorilloissanne
elative
gorillastanne
gorilloistanne
illative
gorillaanne
gorilloihinne
adessive
gorillallanne
gorilloillanne
ablative
gorillaltanne
gorilloiltanne
allative
gorillallenne
gorilloillenne
essive
gorillananne
gorilloinanne
translative
gorillaksenne
gorilloiksenne
abessive
gorillattanne
gorilloittanne
instructive
comitative
—gorilloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gorillansa
gorillansa
accusative
nom.
gorillansa
gorillansa
gen.
gorillansa
genitive
gorillansa
gorilloidensa gorilloittensa gorillojensa gorillainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
gorillaansa
gorilloitaan gorillojaan gorilloitansa gorillojansa
inessive
gorillassaan gorillassansa
gorilloissaan gorilloissansa
elative
gorillastaan gorillastansa
gorilloistaan gorilloistansa
illative
gorillaansa
gorilloihinsa
adessive
gorillallaan gorillallansa
gorilloillaan gorilloillansa
ablative
gorillaltaan gorillaltansa
gorilloiltaan gorilloiltansa
allative
gorillalleen gorillallensa
gorilloilleen gorilloillensa
essive
gorillanaan gorillanansa
gorilloinaan gorilloinansa
translative
gorillakseen gorillaksensa
gorilloikseen gorilloiksensa
abessive
gorillattaan gorillattansa
gorilloittaan gorilloittansa
instructive
comitative
—gorilloineen gorilloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* vuorigorilla

### Further reading

* “gorilla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɡorilːɒ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: go‧ril‧la
* Rhymes: -lɒ

### Noun

gorilla (plural gorillák)
* gorilla
* (figuratively) gorilla, muscleman, henchman

#### Declension
### Further reading

* gorilla in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian горилла (gorilla).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈɡorilːɑ/, [ˈɡo̞riɫː]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈɡorilːɑ/, [ˈko̞riɫːɑ]
* Rhymes: -orilː, -orilːɑ
* Hyphenation: go‧ril‧la

### Noun

gorilla
* gorilla
** 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62:Șimpanze ja gorilla elläät Afrikaas.The chimpanzee and the gorilla live in Africa.

#### Declension
## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡoˈril.la/
* Rhymes: -illa
* Hyphenation: go‧rìl‧la

### Noun

gorilla m (invariable)
* gorilla
* (derogatory) bodyguard

### Anagrams

* Gallori

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “a tribe of hairy women”).

### Noun

gorilla m (definite singular gorillaen, indefinite plural gorillaer, definite plural gorillaene)
* a gorilla

### References

* “gorilla” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “a tribe of hairy women”).

### Noun

gorilla m (definite singular gorillaen, indefinite plural gorillaer or gorillaar, definite plural gorillaene or gorillaane)
* a gorilla

### References

* “gorilla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Noun

gorilla c
* gorilla

#### Declension
## West Frisian
### Etymology

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### Noun

gorilla c (plural gorilla's)
* gorilla