ornitorrinco

Galician

Etymology

From the genus name Ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος (órnis, órnithos, “bird”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

Noun

ornitorrinco m (plural ornitorrincos)

1. platypus

Portuguese

Etymology

From the New Latin genus name Ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος (órnis, órnithos, “bird”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.ni.toˈʁĩ.ku/ [oɦ.ni.toˈhĩ.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.ni.toˈʁĩ.ku/ [oɦ.ni.toˈhĩ.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾ.ni.toˈʁĩ.ku/ [oɾ.ni.toˈhĩ.ku]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁ.ni.toˈʁĩ.ku/ [oʁ.ni.toˈχĩ.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oɻ.ni.toˈʁĩ.ko/ [oɻ.ni.toˈhĩ.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.ni.tɔˈʁĩ.ku/

Noun

ornitorrinco m (plural ornitorrincos)

1. platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus, a monotreme of Australia)

Spanish

Etymology

From the genus name Ornithorhynchus, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος (órnis, órnithos, “bird”) + ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾnitoˈrinko/ [oɾ.ni.t̪oˈrĩŋ.ko]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -inko
• Syllabification: or‧ni‧to‧rrin‧co

Noun

ornitorrinco m (plural ornitorrincos)

1. platypus

Further reading

• “ornitorrinco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10