dinozaur

Polish

dinozaur

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from English dinosaur, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós) + σαῦρος (saûros). Coined by English paleontologist Richard Owen 1841/1842.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈnɔ.zawr/

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• Rhymes: -ɔzawr
• Syllabification: di‧no‧zaur

Noun

dinozaur m animal

1. (paleontology) dinosaur (prehistoric reptile)
2. (figurative, humorous) dinosaur (person who has been active longer than their peers, especially an artist)

   Synonyms: mamut, mastodont, weteran

3. (figurative, derogatory) dinosaur (old-fashioned person)

   Synonyms: mamut, mastodont

4. (figurative, derogatory) dinosaur (old-fashioned thing)

Declension

Declension of dinozaur

	singular	plural
nominative	dinozaur	dinozaury
genitive	dinozaura	dinozaurów
dative	dinozaurowi	dinozaurom
accusative	dinozaura	dinozaury
instrumental	dinozaurem	dinozaurami
locative	dinozaurze	dinozaurach
vocative	dinozaurze	dinozaury

Further reading

• dinozaur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dinozaur in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Dinozaur

Etymology

Borrowed from French dinosaure or Italian dinosauro, from English dinosaur, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi.noˈza.ur/
• Hyphenation: di‧no‧za‧ur

Noun

dinozaur m (plural dinozauri)

1. dinosaur (extinct reptile)

Declension

Declension of dinozaur

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) dinozaur	dinozaurul	(niște) dinozauri	dinozaurii
genitive/dative	(unui) dinozaur	dinozaurului	(unor) dinozauri	dinozaurilor
vocative	dinozaurule		dinozaurilor