dinosaurus

See also: Dinosaurus

English

Noun

dinosaurus (plural dinosauri or dinosauruses)

1. Alternative form of dinosaur.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdɪnosau̯rus]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: di‧no‧sau‧rus

Noun

dinosaurus m anim

1. dinosaur

Declension

Declension of dinosaurus (hard masculine animate foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	dinosaurus	dinosauři, dinosaurové
genitive	dinosaura	dinosaurů
dative	dinosaurovi, dinosauru	dinosaurům
accusative	dinosaura	dinosaury
vocative	dinosaure	dinosauři, dinosaurové
locative	dinosaurovi, dinosauru	dinosaurech
instrumental	dinosaurem	dinosaury

Derived terms

• dinosauří

Further reading

• “dinosaurus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “dinosaurus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

dinosaurus c (singular definite dinosauren, plural indefinite dinosaurer)

1. dinosaur

Declension

Declension of dinosaurus

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dinosaurus	dinosauren	dinosaurer	dinosaurerne
genitive	dinosaurus'	dinosaurens	dinosaurers	dinosaurernes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin dinosaurus, from English dinosaur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.noːˈsɑu̯.rʏs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: di‧no‧sau‧rus
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯rʏs

Noun

dinosaurus m (plural dinosaurussen, diminutive dinosaurusje n)

1. dinosaur, archosaur of the super-order Dinosauria [from late 19th c.]
   • 1885 June 27, “Nieuwstijdingen”, in Venloosch Weekblad, volume 23, number 26, page 1:

     Dit dijbeen is daarom merkwaardig, omdat 't het bestaan eener derde soort „Dinosaurus” in de formatie bij Maastricht doet vermoeden.

     This femur is therefore remarkable, because it gives cause to suspect the existence of a third species of dinosaur in the formation near Maastricht.

   • 1899 February 21, “Het grootste dier der wereld”, in Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad, vol. 21, no. 6422, part 2, page 1:

     Nabij Wyoming in de Vereenigde Staten heeft men het grootste voorwereldlijke dier ontdekt, dat bekend is, namelijk den brontosaurus, een kruipend dier, behoorende tot de orde der dinosaurussen.

     Near Wyoming^[sic] in the United States the largest prehistoric animal that is known has been discovered, that is the brontosaur, a reptile, belonging to the order of the dinosaurs.

Synonyms

• dino (informal)
• dinosauriër (formal)

Derived terms

• dinosaurusbot
• dinosaurusfossiel
• dinosaurusveer

Estonian

Etymology

New Latin dinosaurus.

Noun

dinosaurus (genitive dinosauruse, partitive dinosaurust)

1. dinosaur (prehistoric reptile)
2. (figuratively, colloquial) dinosaur (old-fashioned person or thing)

Inflection

Declension of dinosaurus (ÕS type 11/harjutus, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		dinosaurus	dinosaurused
accusative	nom.
	gen.	dinosauruse
genitive			dinosauruste
partitive		dinosaurust	dinosaurusi
illative		dinosaurusse dinosaurusesse	dinosaurustesse dinosaurusisse
inessive		dinosauruses	dinosaurustes dinosaurusis
elative		dinosaurusest	dinosaurustest dinosaurusist
allative		dinosaurusele	dinosaurustele dinosaurusile
adessive		dinosaurusel	dinosaurustel dinosaurusil
ablative		dinosauruselt	dinosaurustelt dinosaurusilt
translative		dinosauruseks	dinosaurusteks dinosaurusiks
terminative		dinosauruseni	dinosaurusteni
essive		dinosaurusena	dinosaurustena
abessive		dinosauruseta	dinosaurusteta
comitative		dinosaurusega	dinosaurustega

Declension of dinosaurus (ÕS type 9/katus, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		dinosaurus	dinosaurused
accusative	nom.
	gen.	dinosauruse
genitive			dinosauruste
partitive		dinosaurust	dinosauruseid
illative		dinosaurusesse	dinosaurustesse dinosauruseisse
inessive		dinosauruses	dinosaurustes dinosauruseis
elative		dinosaurusest	dinosaurustest dinosauruseist
allative		dinosaurusele	dinosaurustele dinosauruseile
adessive		dinosaurusel	dinosaurustel dinosauruseil
ablative		dinosauruselt	dinosaurustelt dinosauruseilt
translative		dinosauruseks	dinosaurusteks dinosauruseiks
terminative		dinosauruseni	dinosaurusteni
essive		dinosaurusena	dinosaurustena
abessive		dinosauruseta	dinosaurusteta
comitative		dinosaurusega	dinosaurustega

Finnish

Etymology

From New Latin dīnosaurus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdinosɑu̯rus/, [ˈdino̞ˌs̠ɑ̝u̯rus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑurus
• Syllabification^(key): di‧no‧sau‧rus
• Hyphenation^(key): di‧no‧sau‧rus

Noun

dinosaurus

1. dinosaur
2. (figuratively, colloquial) dinosaur (old-fashioned person or thing)

Declension

Inflection of dinosaurus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		dinosaurus	dinosaurukset
genitive		dinosauruksen	dinosaurusten dinosauruksien
partitive		dinosaurusta	dinosauruksia
illative		dinosaurukseen	dinosauruksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		dinosaurus	dinosaurukset
accusative	nom.	dinosaurus	dinosaurukset
	gen.	dinosauruksen
genitive		dinosauruksen	dinosaurusten dinosauruksien
partitive		dinosaurusta	dinosauruksia
inessive		dinosauruksessa	dinosauruksissa
elative		dinosauruksesta	dinosauruksista
illative		dinosaurukseen	dinosauruksiin
adessive		dinosauruksella	dinosauruksilla
ablative		dinosaurukselta	dinosauruksilta
allative		dinosaurukselle	dinosauruksille
essive		dinosauruksena	dinosauruksina
translative		dinosaurukseksi	dinosauruksiksi
abessive		dinosauruksetta	dinosauruksitta
instructive		—	dinosauruksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dinosaurus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dinosaurukseni dinosaurukseni accusative nom. dinosaurukseni dinosaurukseni gen. dinosaurukseni genitive dinosaurukseni dinosaurusteni dinosauruksieni partitive dinosaurustani dinosauruksiani inessive dinosauruksessani dinosauruksissani elative dinosauruksestani dinosauruksistani illative dinosaurukseeni dinosauruksiini adessive dinosauruksellani dinosauruksillani ablative dinosaurukseltani dinosauruksiltani allative dinosaurukselleni dinosauruksilleni essive dinosauruksenani dinosauruksinani translative dinosauruksekseni dinosauruksikseni abessive dinosauruksettani dinosauruksittani instructive — — comitative — dinosauruksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dinosauruksesi dinosauruksesi accusative nom. dinosauruksesi dinosauruksesi gen. dinosauruksesi genitive dinosauruksesi dinosaurustesi dinosauruksiesi partitive dinosaurustasi dinosauruksiasi inessive dinosauruksessasi dinosauruksissasi elative dinosauruksestasi dinosauruksistasi illative dinosaurukseesi dinosauruksiisi adessive dinosauruksellasi dinosauruksillasi ablative dinosaurukseltasi dinosauruksiltasi allative dinosauruksellesi dinosauruksillesi essive dinosauruksenasi dinosauruksinasi translative dinosaurukseksesi dinosauruksiksesi abessive dinosauruksettasi dinosauruksittasi instructive — — comitative — dinosauruksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dinosauruksemme dinosauruksemme accusative nom. dinosauruksemme dinosauruksemme gen. dinosauruksemme genitive dinosauruksemme dinosaurustemme dinosauruksiemme partitive dinosaurustamme dinosauruksiamme inessive dinosauruksessamme dinosauruksissamme elative dinosauruksestamme dinosauruksistamme illative dinosaurukseemme dinosauruksiimme adessive dinosauruksellamme dinosauruksillamme ablative dinosaurukseltamme dinosauruksiltamme allative dinosauruksellemme dinosauruksillemme essive dinosauruksenamme dinosauruksinamme translative dinosaurukseksemme dinosauruksiksemme abessive dinosauruksettamme dinosauruksittamme instructive — — comitative — dinosauruksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dinosauruksenne dinosauruksenne accusative nom. dinosauruksenne dinosauruksenne gen. dinosauruksenne genitive dinosauruksenne dinosaurustenne dinosauruksienne partitive dinosaurustanne dinosauruksianne inessive dinosauruksessanne dinosauruksissanne elative dinosauruksestanne dinosauruksistanne illative dinosaurukseenne dinosauruksiinne adessive dinosauruksellanne dinosauruksillanne ablative dinosaurukseltanne dinosauruksiltanne allative dinosauruksellenne dinosauruksillenne essive dinosauruksenanne dinosauruksinanne translative dinosaurukseksenne dinosauruksiksenne abessive dinosauruksettanne dinosauruksittanne instructive — — comitative — dinosauruksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dinosauruksensa dinosauruksensa accusative nom. dinosauruksensa dinosauruksensa gen. dinosauruksensa genitive dinosauruksensa dinosaurustensa dinosauruksiensa partitive dinosaurustaan dinosaurustansa dinosauruksiaan dinosauruksiansa inessive dinosauruksessaan dinosauruksessansa dinosauruksissaan dinosauruksissansa elative dinosauruksestaan dinosauruksestansa dinosauruksistaan dinosauruksistansa illative dinosaurukseensa dinosauruksiinsa adessive dinosauruksellaan dinosauruksellansa dinosauruksillaan dinosauruksillansa ablative dinosaurukseltaan dinosaurukseltansa dinosauruksiltaan dinosauruksiltansa allative dinosaurukselleen dinosauruksellensa dinosauruksilleen dinosauruksillensa essive dinosauruksenaan dinosauruksenansa dinosauruksinaan dinosauruksinansa translative dinosauruksekseen dinosaurukseksensa dinosauruksikseen dinosauruksiksensa abessive dinosauruksettaan dinosauruksettansa dinosauruksittaan dinosauruksittansa instructive — — comitative — dinosauruksineen dinosauruksinensa

Synonyms

• hirmulisko

Derived terms

• dino

Further reading

• “dinosaurus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin dinosaurus.

Noun

dinosaurus (plural dinosaurus-dinosaurus)

1. dinosaur

Further reading

• “dinosaurus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Etymology

Modern coinage from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [diː.nɔˈsau̯.rʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [di.noˈs̬aːu̯.rus]

Proper noun

dīnosaurus m (genitive dīnosaurī); second declension (New Latin)

1. (New Latin, sciences) any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct. [from c. 1840]
2. (colloquial) any member of the clade Dinosauria other than birds.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	dīnosaurus	dīnosaurī
genitive	dīnosaurī	dīnosaurōrum
dative	dīnosaurō	dīnosaurīs
accusative	dīnosaurum	dīnosaurōs
ablative	dīnosaurō	dīnosaurīs
vocative	dīnosaure	dīnosaurī

Descendants

• → English: dinosaurus
• → Greek: δεινόσαυρος (deinósavros)
• → Italian: dinosauro

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

dinosaurus m (definite singular dinosaurusen, indefinite plural dinosaurer, definite plural dinosaurene)

1. alternative form of dinosaur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dinosaurus m (definite singular dinosaurusen, indefinite plural dinosaurar, definite plural dinosaurane)

1. alternative form of dinosaur

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• dinosàur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dinosǎurus/
• Hyphenation: di‧no‧sa‧u‧rus

Noun

dinosàurus m anim (Cyrillic spelling диноса̀урус)

1. dinosaur

Declension

Declension of dinosaurus

	singular	plural
nominative	dinosaurus	dinosaurusi
genitive	dinosaurusa	dinosaurusa
dative	dinosaurusu	dinosaurusima
accusative	dinosaurusa	dinosauruse
vocative	dinosauruse	dinosaurusi
locative	dinosaurusu	dinosaurusima
instrumental	dinosaurusom	dinosaurusima

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dinɔsaurus/, [ˈdinɔsaurus]
• Rhymes: -urus
• Hyphenation: di‧no‧sa‧u‧rus

Noun

dinosaurus m animal (relational adjective dinosaurí)

1. dinosaur

Declension

Declension of dinosaurus
(patterns chlap (singular) and dub (plural))

	singular	plural
nominative	dinosaurus	dinosaury
genitive	dinosaura	dinosaurov
dative	dinosaurovi	dinosaurom
accusative	dinosaura	dinosaury
locative	dinosaurovi	dinosauroch
instrumental	dinosaurom	dinosaurami, dinosaurmi

Further reading

• “dinosaurus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Volapük

Noun

dinosaurus

1. Predicative Plural of dinosaur