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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Ääntäminen
US
| Käännös | Konteksti | |
|---|---|---|
| Substantiivit | ||
| 1. | pygmé {en} | kreikkalainen mytologia |
Määritelmät
Substantiivit
- (often capitalized, usually in the plural: Pygmies) A member of one of various Ancient Equatorial African tribal peoples, notable for their very short stature
- (Greek mythology) A member of a race of dwarfs
- (figuratively) Any dwarfish person
- (figuratively) An insignificant person, at least in some respect
Adjektiivit
- Relating or belonging to the Pygmy people
- Like a pygmy; unusually short or small for its kind
Esimerkit
- The Bantu immigration drove many Pygmy tribes into the darkest jungle, while other Pygmies were reduced to cohabitation in a subservient status
- Homer and Herodote mentioned Pygmies in India (which would fit the Andamanese Negritoes) or Ethiopia (then meaning all Subsaharan Africa)
- Everyone looked like Pygmies whenever giant Joe joined his classmates
- Despite his towering stature, the minister proved a political pygmy
- Soil exhaustion ultimately produces a pygmy crop at best
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | pygmies |
| Komparatiivi | more pygmy |
| Superlatiivi | most pygmy |