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винторогий

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Russian

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Etymology

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From винт (vint) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ рог (rog) +‎ -ий (-ij), a calque of New Latin strepsicerus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vʲɪntɐˈroɡʲɪj]

Adjective

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винторо́гий (vintorógij)

  1. spiral-horned

Declension

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References

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  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “винторогий”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 66