English Explanatory Dictionary

stallion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adult male horse.
  2. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
  3. A male horse kept primarily as a stud.
  4. A very virile and sexually-inclined man or (rarely) woman.

Pronunciation

/ˈstæljən/ en-us-stallion.ogg

Word forms

stallion stallions

Etymology

From Middle English stalion, from Middle French estalon (whence modern French étalon), of Germanic origin, akin to stall. Displaced native Old English henġest.

Synonyms

entire studhorse steed

Related words

colt filly foal gelding mare

Derived words

stallioneer stallioner stallionize stallionlike stallion plague

Translations

Afrikaans: hings Albanian: hamshor Arabic: جَوَاد Armenian: հովատակ Avar: айгъир Azerbaijani: ayğır Belarusian: жарабе́ц Bulgarian: жребе́ц Chechen: айгӏар Chinese Mandarin: 公馬 /公马 Czech: hřebec Old Czech: hynšt Danish: hingst Danish: hanhest Dargwa: айгъир Dutch: hengst Egyptian: i-H_SPACE:R7-bA-r:Z1-E6 Erzya: айгор Esperanto: virĉevalo Estonian: täkk Faroese: hestur Finnish: ori French: étalon Galician: burraxo Galician: guarán Galician: grañón Georgian: ულაყი German: Hengst German: Pferdehengst German: Pferdemännchen Greek: επιβήτορας Ancient Greek: ἐπιβήτωρ Hausa: ingarma Hindi: साँड़ Hungarian: csődör Hungarian: mén Icelandic: stóðhestur Icelandic: graðhestur Ido: kavalulo Irish: stail Italian: stallone Japanese: 種馬 Kaitag: айгъу́р Karakhanid: اَذْغِرْ Kashubian: inst Kashubian: òdżer Korean: 수말 Lak: айгъур
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