δεινόσαυρος

δεινόσαυρος

Greek

Etymology

Borrowing from English dinosaur, itself coined from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /deː.nó.sau̯.ros/ → /ðiˈno.sa.βros/ → /ðiˈno.sa.vros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /deː.nó.sau̯.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /diˈno.saw.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈno.sa.βros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈno.sa.vros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈno.sa.vros/

Noun

δεινόσαυρος • (deinósavros) m (plural δεινόσαυροι)

1. dinosaur
2. (figuratively, derogatory) dinosaur (person considered to have "out-of-date" opinions)

Declension

declension of δεινόσαυρος

case     \\     number	singular	plural
nominative	δεινόσαυρος •	δεινόσαυροι •
genitive	δεινόσαυρου •  δεινοσαύρου •	δεινόσαυρων •  δεινοσαύρων •
accusative	δεινόσαυρο •	δεινόσαυρους •  δεινοσαύρους •
vocative	δεινόσαυρε •	δεινόσαυροι •

See also

• Δεινόσαυροι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el