sciuro

Esperanto

Usona ruĝa sciuro (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Etymology

From Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, literally “shadow-tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [st͡siˈuro]

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• Rhymes: -uro
• Hyphenation: sci‧u‧ro

Noun

sciuro (accusative singular sciuron, plural sciuroj, accusative plural sciurojn)

1. squirrel

Hypernyms

• ronĝulo (“rodent”)

Derived terms

• sciura (“sciurine”)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /skiˈuː.roː/, [s̠kiˈuːroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ʃiˈu.ro/, [ʃiˈuːro]

Noun

sciūrō

1. dative/ablative singular of sciūrus