tricerátops

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • triceratope, tricerátopo

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tréyes
Proto-Hellenic *tréyes
Ancient Greek τρί- (trí-)
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂der.?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.
Proto-Hellenic *kérats
Ancient Greek κέρατ- (kérat-)
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs
Proto-Hellenic *ókʷs
Ancient Greek ὤψ (ṓps)
taxonomic name Triceratopslbor.
Portuguese tricerátops

    Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Triceratops, from Ancient Greek τρί- (trí-, “three”) + κέρατ- (kérat-, “horn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”).

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾi.seˈɾa.tops/, /tɾi.seˈɾa.to.pis/

    • Hyphenation: tri‧ce‧rá‧tops

    Noun

    tricerátops m (invariable)

    1. triceratops
      Hypernym: ceratopsídeo

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