Meaning

3 senses
  1. An adult male horse.

    Specifically, one that is uncastrated.

    Hengst, Pferdehengst, Pferdemännchen

    жеребе́цžerebéc

    жеребе́цьžerebécʹ, о́гирóhyr

    uncastrated adult male horse

  2. A male horse kept primarily as a stud.

    Deckhengst, Zuchthengst, Schälhengst

    саме́ц-производи́тельsaméc-proizvodítelʹ, жеребе́цžerebéc

  3. A very virile and sexually-inclined man or (rarely) woman.

    Zuchthengst

    жеребе́цžerebéc

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Is this a stallion or a mare?

    Це жеребець чи кобила?

    ruЭто жеребец или кобыла?

    deIst das ein Hengst oder eine Stute?

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  2. A stallion is a male horse.

    ruЖеребец — самец лошади.

    deEin Hengst ist ein männliches Pferd.

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  3. Oleg helped Anna find the stallion.

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  4. Oleg has to find his stallion.

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  5. Please help me find my stallion.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
uncastrated male horse:
Русский
By meaning 2
uncastrated male horse:
male horse kept primarily as a stud:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
uncastrated male horse:
male horse kept primarily as a stud:

Origin

From Middle English stalion, from Middle French estalon (whence modern French étalon), of

From Middle English stalion, from Middle French estalon (whence modern French étalon), of Germanic origin, akin to stall. Displaced native Old English henġest.

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Forms

plural: stallions
Singularstallion
Pluralstallions

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
entireB1steedstudhorse
Close in meaning
  • uncastrated adult male horse:entire

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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