dinozaur

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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dinozaur

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from English dinosaur, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós) + σαῦρος (saûros). Coined by English paleontologist Richard Owen 1841/1842.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /diˈnɔ.zawr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔzawr
  • Syllabification: di‧no‧zaur

Noun

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dinozaur m animal

  1. (paleontology) dinosaur (prehistoric reptile)
  2. (figurative, humorous) dinosaur (person who has been active longer than their peers, especially an artist)
    Synonyms: mamut, mastodont, weteran
  3. (figurative, derogatory) dinosaur (old-fashioned person)
    Synonyms: mamut, mastodont
  4. (figurative, derogatory) dinosaur (old-fashioned thing)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • dinozaur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dinozaur in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Dinozaur

Etymology

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Borrowed from French dinosaure or Italian dinosauro, from English dinosaur, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great) + σαῦρος (saûros, lizard, reptile).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdi.noˈza.ur/
  • Hyphenation: di‧no‧za‧ur

Noun

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dinozaur m (plural dinozauri)

  1. dinosaur (extinct reptile)

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