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mammot’ · Ostyak / Finno-Ugric proposal
noun · Ostyak / Finno-Ugric proposal
Reading: mam-motʲ (Russian loan form)
The proposed source form for mammoth.. The proposed source form for mammoth.
No secure word-specific date — The inspected lexical evidence for mammot’ does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage; contextual history and the date of an object or practice are not substituted.
Northern Eurasian / Uralic–Russian–English corridor — Supported language, speech, community or contact-corridor region; not a precise lexical birthplace.
The entry says Russian mammot’ probably comes from an Ostyak, a Finno-Ugric language of northern Russia. mammoth — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
Russian мамонт is the reported source of English mammoth. mammoth — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
mammoth: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
мамонт · Russian
noun · Russian
Reading: ma-MONT
The extinct shaggy elephant.. The extinct shaggy elephant.
No secure word-specific date — The inspected lexical evidence for мамонт does not supply a secure dated witness for this displayed stage; contextual history and the date of an object or practice are not substituted.
Northern Eurasian / Uralic–Russian–English corridor — Supported language, speech, community or contact-corridor region; not a precise lexical birthplace.
The entry says Russian mammot’ probably comes from an Ostyak, a Finno-Ugric language of northern Russia. mammoth — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
Russian мамонт is the reported source of English mammoth. mammoth — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
English mammoth is dated to 1706 for the extinct animal. mammoth — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
mammoth: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth · English
noun · English
Reading: MAM-əth
An extinct shaggy elephant of northern regions.. An extinct shaggy elephant of northern regions.
c. 1706 · English mammoth — Reported first-use context; not necessarily the date of coinage or transmission.
English lexical reference region (not origin) — Reference region for the English lexical stage; not a birthplace or borrowing point.
Russian мамонт is the reported source of English mammoth. mammoth — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
English mammoth is dated to 1706 for the extinct animal. mammoth — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
The English adjective “gigantic” is recorded from 1802, initially in an American context. mammoth — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
mammoth: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth · English
noun · English
Reading: MAM-əth
Gigantic or unusually large.. Gigantic or unusually large.
c. 1802 · gigantic adjective sense — Reported first-use context; not necessarily the date of coinage or transmission.
English lexical reference region (not origin) — Reference region for the English lexical stage; not a birthplace or borrowing point.
English mammoth is dated to 1706 for the extinct animal. mammoth — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
The English adjective “gigantic” is recorded from 1802, initially in an American context. mammoth — selected etymology and sense sections · selected etymology and sense sections
mammoth: an inspected specialist, institutional or national-language source supports the displayed forms and the selected conventional readings; reconstructed or historical readings remain explicitly qualified. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: the map point is a supported language, speech-community or documented contact-corridor reference, not a precise lexical birthplace. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: lexical dates are retained only where the inspected record dates a form or sense; contextual object, cultural, institutional and biographical dates are not substituted for word chronology. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: the route preserves competing analyses, qualified edges and semantic distinctions required by the inspected evidence. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion
mammoth: adjacent relations are retained with their existing type and certainty unless the inspected evidence requires a qualified or parallel reading. historical English/Russian dictionary discussion