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Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-la-du
"Insetos alados são atraídos pela luz à noite."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having wings or specified kinds of wings.
"The museum displayed a fossil of a winged reptile from the prehistoric era." - 2
Swift or flying, often used in a poetic or figurative sense.
"Time passed with winged speed during their wonderful vacation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'wīged', related to Old Norse 'vængjaðr', based on the noun 'wing' (from Proto-Germanic *wīngō). Over centuries, the suffix '-ed' was added to denote having wings or wing-like appendages, transitioning from literal avian references to metaphorical and biological descriptors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Winged" is said worldwide
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ailé
Transliteration: el-e
"Les créatures ailées s'envolèrent vers le ciel."
geflügelt
Transliteration: ge-fly-gelt
"Ein geflügeltes Insektenpaar landete auf der Blume."
alato
Transliteration: a-la-to
"Il leone alato è il simbolo di Venezia."
alado
Transliteration: a-la-do
"El caballo alado es un famoso mito de la antigüedad."
alado
Transliteration: a-la-du
"Insetos alados são atraídos pela luz à noite."
पंखेदार
Transliteration: pankhedar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पंखेदार जीव आकाश में उड़ रहे हैं।"
有翅的
Transliteration: yǒu chì de
Script: 中文汉字
"神话中常有有翅的动物出现。"
날개가 달린
Transliteration: nalgaega dallin
Script: 한국어 한글
"날개가 달린 곤충이 창문에 앉았다."
有翼の
Transliteration: yūyoku no
Script: 日本語
"有翼の昆虫が庭を飛び回っている。"
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