Definition
An archaic or historical term for an antelope, a fast-running hoofed animal found in Africa and Asia.
Etymology
From Greek anti- (against) + lops (possibly from ops, 'eye'), or from Old French antilope. The etymology is debated, but the term dates to medieval European descriptions of exotic animals.
Kelly Says
Medieval Europeans had never seen antelopes, so they invented wild etymologies—one medieval bestiary insisted 'antilope' came from Greek words meaning 'against eyes' because the animal's horns seemed to 'oppose' its gaze, which is completely made up but wonderfully creative.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንቲሎፕ
an-tee-loh-p
BNবাংলা
অ্যান্টিলোপ
an-tee-lo-p
CACatalà
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
CSČeština
antilopa
an-tee-loh-pah
DADansk
antilope
ahn-tee-lop
DEDeutsch
Antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
ELΕλληνικά
αντίlope
an-tee-loh-peh
ESEspañol
antílope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
FAفارسی
antelope
an-tee-loh-peh
FISuomi
antilopi
ahn-tee-lo-pee
FRFrançais
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-p
GUGU
એન્ટિલોપ
en-tee-loh-p
HAHA
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
HEעברית
אנטילופה
an-tee-loh-peh
HIहिन्दी
एंटीलोप
an-tee-loh-p
HUMagyar
antilop
ahn-tee-lop
IDBahasa Indonesia
antilop
ahn-tee-lop
IGIG
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
ITItaliano
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
KKKK
антілопа
an-tee-lo-pa
KMKM
អន្ទីឡូព
an-tee-loh-peh
MRMR
एंटीलोप
an-tee-loh-p
MSBahasa Melayu
antilop
ahn-tee-lop
MYမြန်မာ
အန်တီလိုပ်
an-tee-loh-peh
NLNederlands
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
NONorsk
antilope
ahn-tee-lop
PAPA
ਅੰਟੀਲੋਪ
an-tee-loh-p
PLPolski
antylopa
an-tee-lo-pah
PTPortuguês
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
RORomână
antilop
ahn-tee-lop
RUРусский
антилопа
an-tee-lo-pa
SVSvenska
antilop
ahn-tee-lop
SWKiswahili
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
TAதமிழ்
ஆந்திதா
aan-thee-tha
TEతెలుగు
ఎంటీలోప
en-tee-loh-p
TLTL
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
TRTürkçe
antilop
ahn-tee-lop
UKУкраїнська
антилопа
an-tee-lo-pa
URاردو
آنتیلوپ
an-tee-loh-p
VITiếng Việt
con dê
kon deh
YOYO
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh
ZUZU
antilope
ahn-tee-loh-peh