pterodáctilo

Portuguese

Etymology

From French ptérodactyle, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.te.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pte.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pi.te.ɾoˈda.ki.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pte.ɾoˈda.ki.t͡ʃi.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.te.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pte.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pi.te.ɾoˈda.ki.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pte.ɾoˈda.ki.t͡ʃi.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pte.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lo/, /pi.te.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌptɛ.ɾɔˈda.kti.lu/ [ˌptɛ.ɾɔˈða.kti.lu], /pɨˌtɛ.ɾɔˈda.kti.lu/ [pɨˌtɛ.ɾɔˈða.kti.lu]

• Hyphenation: pte‧ro‧dác‧ti‧lo

Noun

pterodáctilo m (plural pterodáctilos)

1. pterodactyl

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French ptérodactyle, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɾoˈdaɡtilo/ [t̪e.ɾoˈð̞aɣ̞.t̪i.lo]
• Rhymes: -aɡtilo
• Syllabification: pte‧ro‧dác‧ti‧lo

Noun

pterodáctilo m (plural pterodáctilos)

1. pterodactyl

Further reading

• “pterodáctilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28