ornitóptero

Portuguese

Etymology

From French ornithoptère, from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾu/ [oɦ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾu], /oʁ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾu/ [oɦ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾu/ [oɦ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾu], /oʁ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾu/ [oɦ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾu/, /oɾ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾu/, /oʁ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oɻ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾo/, /oɻ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.niˈtɔ.ptɨ.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: or‧ni‧tóp‧te‧ro

Noun

ornitóptero m (plural ornitópteros)

1. ornithopter (aircraft that flaps its wings)