dinozaur

Polish

dinozaur

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dweynós
Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós)der.
Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra)
Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros)der.
English dinosaurbor.
Polish dinozaur

    Borrowed from English dinosaur. First attested in 1890.[1]

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    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

    Declension of dinozaur
    singular plural
    nominative dinozaur dinozaury
    genitive dinozaura dinozaurów
    dative dinozaurowi dinozaurom
    accusative dinozaura dinozaury
    instrumental dinozaurem dinozaurami
    locative dinozaurze dinozaurach
    vocative dinozaurze dinozaury

    [2]

    References

    1. ^ Wielka encyklopedia powszechna ilustrowana. [Ser.1 t.3-4], Ammophila-Armenini] (in Polish), 1890, page 591
    2. ^ “dinozaur”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish], 2022

    Further reading

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

    Romanian

    Etymology

    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

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

    Noun

    dinozaur m (plural dinozauri)

    1. dinosaur (extinct reptile)

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative dinozaur dinozaurul dinozauri dinozaurii
    genitive-dative dinozaur dinozaurului dinozauri dinozaurilor
    vocative dinozaurule dinozaurilor
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