ictiossauro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • ictiossáurio

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰúHs?
Proto-Hellenic *ikʰtʰū́s
Ancient Greek ῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ĭkhthū́s)
Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra)
Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros)bor.
taxonomic name -saurus
taxonomic name Ichthyosauruslbor.
Portuguese ictiossauro

    Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Ichthyosaurus. By surface analysis, ictio- +‎ -sauro.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌik.t͡ʃi.oˈsaw.ɾu/ [ˌik.t͡ʃɪ.oˈsaʊ̯.ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˌik.t͡ʃjoˈsaw.ɾu/ [ˌik.t͡ʃjoˈsaʊ̯.ɾu], /ˌi.ki.t͡ʃi.oˈsaw.ɾu/ [ˌi.ki.t͡ʃɪ.oˈsaʊ̯.ɾu], (faster pronunciation) /ˌi.ki.t͡ʃjoˈsaw.ɾu/ [ˌi.ki.t͡ʃjoˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌik.t͡ʃi.oˈsaw.ɾo/ [ˌik.t͡ʃɪ.oˈsaʊ̯.ɾo], (faster pronunciation) /ˌik.t͡ʃjoˈsaw.ɾo/ [ˌik.t͡ʃjoˈsaʊ̯.ɾo]
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌi.ktjɔˈsaw.ɾu/

    • Rhymes: -awɾu
    • Hyphenation: ic‧ti‧os‧sau‧ro

    Adjective

    ictiossauro (feminine ictiossaura, masculine plural ictiossauros, feminine plural ictiossauras)

    1. ichthyosaurian

    Noun

    ictiossauro m (plural ictiossauros)

    1. ichthyosaur (any reptile of the order Ichthyosauria)
      Hypernym: ictiopterígio
    2. (strictly) ichthyosaurus (any reptile of the genus Ichthyosaurus)
      Hypernym: ictiossaurídeo

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