носорог

Bulgarian

Носорог (Ceratotherium simum)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nosoˈrɔk]

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Noun

носоро́г • (nosoróg) m

1. rhinoceros (mammal)

Declension

Declension of носоро́г

	singular	plural
indefinite	носоро́г nosoróg	носоро́зи, носоро́ги1 nosorózi, nosorógi1
definite (subject form)	носоро́гът nosorógǎt	носоро́зите, носоро́гите1 nosorózite, nosorógite1
definite (object form)	носоро́га nosoróga
count form	—	носоро́га nosoróga
vocative form	носоро́же nosoróže	носоро́зи, носоро́ги1 nosorózi, nosorógi1

¹Dated.

References

• “носорог”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “носорог”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

From нос (nos, “nose”) +‎ рог (rog, “horn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɔsɔɾɔk]

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Noun

носорог • (nosorog) m (plural носорози)

1. rhinoceros

Declension

Declension of носорог

	singular	plural
indefinite	носорог	носорози
definite unspecified	носорогот	носорозите
definite proximal	носорогов	носорозиве
definite distal	носорогон	носорозине
vocative	носорогу	носорози
count form	—	носорога

Russian

Alternative forms

• носоро́гъ (nosoróg) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of нос (nos, “nose”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ рог (rog, “horn”), a calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs). Cognates include Ukrainian носорі́г (nosoríh), Belarusian насаро́г (nasaróh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nəsɐˈrok]

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Noun

носоро́г • (nosoróg) m anim (genitive носоро́га, nominative plural носоро́ги, genitive plural носоро́гов, feminine носоро́жиха, relational adjective носоро́говый or носоро́жий, diminutive носоро́жик)

1. rhinoceros

Declension

Declension of носоро́г (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	носоро́г nosoróg	носоро́ги nosorógi
genitive	носоро́га nosoróga	носоро́гов nosorógov
dative	носоро́гу nosorógu	носоро́гам nosorógam
accusative	носоро́га nosoróga	носоро́гов nosorógov
instrumental	носоро́гом nosorógom	носоро́гами nosorógami
prepositional	носоро́ге nosoróge	носоро́гах nosorógax

See also

• нос (nos)
• рог (rog)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

но̑с (“nose”) + ро̑г (“horn”), a calque of German Nashorn and Latin rhinoceros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nôsoroɡ/
• Hyphenation: но‧со‧рог

Noun

но̏сорог m (Latin spelling nȍsorog)

1. rhinoceros

Declension

Declension of носорог

	singular	plural
nominative	носорог	носорози
genitive	носорога	носорога
dative	носорогу	носорозима
accusative	носорога	носороге
vocative	носороже	носорози
locative	носорогу	носорозима
instrumental	носорогом	носорозима