Dinosaurier

See also: dinosaurier and dinosauriër

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “fearful, mighty”) and σαῦρος (saûros), in Herodot a varia lectio of σαύρα (saúra), Ionic σαύρη (saúrē, “lizard”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dinosaurier m (strong, genitive Dinosauriers, plural Dinosaurier)

1. dinosaur

   Synonyms: Dinosaurus; Dino, Saurier; Schreckensechse

Declension

Declension of Dinosaurier [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Dinosaurier	die	Dinosaurier
genitive	eines	des	Dinosauriers	der	Dinosaurier
dative	einem	dem	Dinosaurier	den	Dinosauriern
accusative	einen	den	Dinosaurier	die	Dinosaurier

Derived terms

• Dinosaurierin

Further reading

• “Dinosaurier” in Duden online
• “Dinosaurier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache