discus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Usage notes 1.3.3 Translations 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Inflection

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

1656. From Latin discus < Ancient Greek diskos ('disk, quoit, platter')

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈdɪs.kəs/
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• Rhymes: -ɪskəs

[edit] Noun

discus (plural discuses)

1. A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
   • 2004, Frank Fitzpatrick, "The amazing story of the first discus medal winner", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 18,

     He [Robert Garrett] won even though he hadn't ever touched a real discus until just before the event was held.

   • 2008, John Branch, "Estonia's Kanter Celebrates Gold Medal in the Discus His Way", The New York Times, August 23,

     [Gerd] Kanter had agreed to demonstrate his throwing skill on Friday, but rather than bringing his own discuses—he usually travels with about five of them, […]

2. (uncountable) The athletics sport of discus throwing.
   • 2008, "Weir lays down marker in Beijing", BBC, September 8,

     And Chris Martin took a silver medal in the discus on the opening day in the Bird's Nest, […]

3. (plural: discus) A discus fish.
   • 2008, Carol Roberts, "History of Discus", North American Discus Association,

     The main body of the Amazon River is too fast, too deep, and too silt laden for discus.

4. (rare, dated) A chakram.
   • 1893, Krishna-Swaipayana Vyasa, translated by K. M. Ganguli, The Mahabharata, Adi Parva, Section XIX,

     And Narayana instantly cut off with his discus the well-adorned head of the Danava who was drinking the Amrita without permission.

   • 1899, Thomas William Rhys Davids (transl.), Digha Nikaya, "Sàmañña-Phàla Sutta",

     If with a discus with an edge sharp as a razor he should make all the living creatures on the earth one heap, one mass, of flesh, […]

[edit] Synonyms

• (round plate): quoit

[edit] Usage notes

• Although an alternative latinate plural disci is often cited, it is hardly ever used in practice.

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɪskʏs/

[edit] Noun

discus m.

1. disc (intervertebral disc)

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίσκος (diskos).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈdis.kus/

[edit] Noun

discus (genitive discī); m, second declension

1. a discus, quoit
2. a dish shaped like a discus
3. disc of a sundial

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	discus	discī
genitive	discī	discōrum
dative	discō	discīs
accusative	discum	discōs
ablative	discō	discīs
vocative	disce	discī