estiércol
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Etymology[edit]
Found in early Old Spanish (10th century) as stiércore (with later dissimilation), from Late Latin stercorem (attested in Pelagonius), masculine accusative singular, from stercus (“dung”, neuter)[1] (whence English stercoraceous), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ-, *(s)terḱ-, *(s)treḱ- (“manure, dung; to sully, soil, decay”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
estiércol m (plural estiércoles)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading[edit]
- “estiércol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish
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- Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eɾkol
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɾkol/3 syllables
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