hartebest.
hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus); a large African antelope with a long, narrow head and curved, ringed horns
Meaning & usage
hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus); a large African antelope with a long, narrow head and curved, ringed horns
En flokk hartebest beitet på savannen.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Dutch hartebeest (“hartebeest”), formed from Dutch hart (“hart, deer”), an alternative form of hert (“deer”), + beest (“animal, beast”), literally “deer beast”. Dutch hert is ultimately from Proto-Germanic *herutaz (“deer”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”), while beest is from Middle Dutch beeste (“beast”), from Old French beste (“beast”), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”). First attested before 1951. Compare the parallel borrowings Danish hartebeest, Swedish hartbest and German Hartebeest (“hartebeest”).
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