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Neanderthal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • nē.ănʹdər.thäl (General-American)
  • /niˈæn.dɚˌtɑl/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /niːˈæn.dəˌtɑːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /niˈæn.dɚˌθɑl/ (General-American)
  • nē.ănʹdə.täl' (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /niˈæn.dɚ.θəl/ (General-American)
  • nē.ănʹdər.täl (General-American)

Etymology

From obsolete German Neanderthal, now spelled Neandertal, the name of a valley (German Tal, older also spelled Thal) near Düsseldorf where the first Neanderthal was discovered in 1856. A hollow near the valley was known as Neanderhöhle (“Neander Hollow”) and Neandershöhle (“Neander’s Hollow”) in the early 19th century, and the valley had been renamed to Neanderthal in 1850, in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). Before, the valley was known as das Gesteins (literally “The Rocks [sg.]”) and Hundsklipp (literally “Dog Cliff”). The name of Joachim Neander is based on the Ancient Greek translation (νέος (néos) + ᾰ̓νήρ (ănḗr)) of his original surname Neumann (“Newman”). The pronunciation with the "th" sound (/θ/) is a spelling pronunciation; the original German word is pronounced with a "t" sound (/t/).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.
    • […]In short, many assessments conclude that East Asians have more Neanderthal ancestry than Europeans, who have more Neanderthal ancestry than people in the Middle East. 2019, Razib Khan, Arabia between Africa and Eurasia:
    • The capacity of the Neanderthal skull was 10% larger than that of modern humans.
  2. (broadly, derogatory, not-comparable) Old-fashioned, opposed to change.
  3. (broadly, derogatory, not-comparable) Primitive, savage or uncivilized.
  4. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany.

Forms

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Neandertal alternative lexicographic

Translations (18)

es neanderthal (of or pertaining to Neander Valley) · kk неандерталдық (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · ko 네안데르탈인 (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · eo neandertala (of or pertaining to Neander Valley) · hu neandervölgyi (of or pertaining to Neander Valley) · cs neandertálský (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · es neanderthal (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · uk неандерта́льський (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · pl neandertalski (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · es neandertal (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · hu neandervölgyi (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · es neanderthalense (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · es neanderthalense (of or pertaining to Neander Valley) · ru неандерта́льский (of or pertaining to Neander Valley) · be неандэрта́льскі (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · sk neandertálsky (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · fr néandertalien (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis) · ru неандертальский (of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis)

wikipedia: Neanderthal 1 · wikipedia: Joachim Neander · wikipedia: Kalmbach Media

Neanderthal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • nē.ănʹdər.thäl (General-American)
  • /niˈæn.dɚˌtɑl/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /niːˈæn.dəˌtɑːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /niˈæn.dɚˌθɑl/ (General-American)
  • nē.ănʹdə.täl' (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /niˈæn.dɚ.θəl/ (General-American)
  • nē.ănʹdər.täl (General-American)

Etymology

From obsolete German Neanderthal, now spelled Neandertal, the name of a valley (German Tal, older also spelled Thal) near Düsseldorf where the first Neanderthal was discovered in 1856. A hollow near the valley was known as Neanderhöhle (“Neander Hollow”) and Neandershöhle (“Neander’s Hollow”) in the early 19th century, and the valley had been renamed to Neanderthal in 1850, in honour of the German Calvinist theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650–1680). Before, the valley was known as das Gesteins (literally “The Rocks [sg.]”) and Hundsklipp (literally “Dog Cliff”). The name of Joachim Neander is based on the Ancient Greek translation (νέος (néos) + ᾰ̓νήρ (ănḗr)) of his original surname Neumann (“Newman”). The pronunciation with the "th" sound (/θ/) is a spelling pronunciation; the original German word is pronounced with a "t" sound (/t/).

Meanings

  1. A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.
    • These injuries may reflect the rigors of hunting with the Neanderthals' limited repertoire of weapons; the Neanderthals never seem to have developed projectiles, so they would have to have gotten more or less on top of their prey in order to kill them. 2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, pages 250–251:
  2. (derogatory) A primitive, savage or uncivilized person.
  3. (derogatory, ethnic, slur) A white person.

Forms

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Neandertal alternative lexicographic
Neanderthals Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Neanderthalian · meanderthal · sheanderthal · Neanderthaloid · Neandersovan · Neanderthalic

Descendants

neandertal

Synonyms

Neanderthalian · Neandertaler

Translations (45)

bg неандерта́лец (a primitive person) · vi Nê-an-đéc-tan (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · de Neandertaler (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · ja ネアンデルタール人 (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · ru неандерта́лка (a primitive person) · ru неандерта́лец (a primitive person) · sv neandertalare (a primitive person) · eo neandertalulo (a primitive person) · uk неандерта́лець (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · is neanderdalsmaður (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · es neanderthalense (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · eo neandertala homo (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · ru неандерта́лка (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · cs neandertálec (a primitive person) · es neanderthal (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · fr homme de Néandertal (a primitive person) · uk неандерта́лка (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · de Neandertaler (a primitive person) · la homo Neanderthalensis (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · fr homme de Néandertal (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · nl neanderthaler (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · ru неандерта́лец (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · es neandertal (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · cs neandertálec (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · sv neandertalare (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · ca neandertal (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · is neandertalsmaður (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · fi neandertalinihminen (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · mk неандерта́лец (a primitive person) · cmn 尼安德特人 (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · ka ნეანდერტალელი (a primitive person) · da neandertaler (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · pl neandertalczyk (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · ko 네안데르탈인 (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · ru палеоантропо́м (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · es neandertal (a primitive person) · eo neandertalulo (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · mk неандерта́лец (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · fi neandertalinihminen (a primitive person) · eo neandertala homo (a primitive person) · pt neandertal (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen) · pl neandertalczyk (a primitive person) · pt neandertal (a primitive person) · ca neandertal (a primitive person) · cmn 尼安德塔人 (a Homo neanderthalensis specimen)

wikipedia: Neanderthal 1 · wikipedia: Joachim Neander · wikipedia: Kalmbach Media