ornitólogo

See also: ornitologo

Galician

Noun

ornitólogo m (plural ornitólogos, feminine ornitóloga, feminine plural ornitólogas)

1. ornithologist (expert in ornithology)

Related terms

• ornitoloxía

Further reading

• “ornitólogo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From ornito- + -logo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.niˈtɔ.lo.ɡu/ [oɦ.niˈtɔ.lo.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.niˈtɔ.lo.ɡu/ [oɦ.niˈtɔ.lo.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾ.niˈtɔ.lo.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁ.niˈtɔ.lo.ɡu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /oɻ.niˈtɔ.lo.ɡu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.niˈtɔ.lu.ɡu/ [ɔɾ.niˈtɔ.lu.ɣu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.niˈtɔ.lu.ɡu/ [ɔɾ.niˈtɔ.lu.ɣu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.niˈtɔ.lu.ɡu/

• Hyphenation: or‧ni‧tó‧lo‧go

Noun

ornitólogo m (plural ornitólogos, feminine ornitóloga, feminine plural ornitólogas)

1. ornithologist (expert in ornithology)

Related terms

• ornitologia

Further reading

• “ornitólogo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ornitólogo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-

Proto-Indo-European *-ō

Proto-Indo-European *h₃érōder.

Proto-Hellenic *órn-īk-s ~ *órn-īkʷʰ-

Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis)

Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-)

Spanish ornito-

Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *léǵ-e-ti

Proto-Hellenic *légō

Ancient Greek λέγω (légō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Hellenic *-os

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek -λόγος (-lógos)bor.

Latin -logusder.

Spanish -logo

Spanish ornitólogo

From ornito- + -logo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾniˈtoloɡo/ [oɾ.niˈt̪o.lo.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -oloɡo
• Syllabification: or‧ni‧tó‧lo‧go

Noun

ornitólogo m (plural ornitólogos, feminine ornitóloga, feminine plural ornitólogas)

1. ornithologist (expert in ornithology)

Related terms

• ornitología

Further reading

• “ornitólogo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025