rinoceronte

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōtem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, nose) + κέρας (kéras, horn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rinoθeˈɾonte/ [ri.no.θeˈɾõn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -onte
  • Syllabification: ri‧no‧ce‧ron‧te

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes)

  1. rhinoceros (herbivorous pachyderm)

Galician

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōtem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, nose) + κέρας (kéras, horn).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /rinɔθeˈɾonte/ [ri.nɔ.θeˈɾon̪.t̪ɪ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /rinɔseˈɾonte/ [ri.nɔ.seˈɾon̪.t̪ɪ]

  • Rhymes: -onte
  • Hyphenation: ri‧no‧ce‧ron‧te

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes)

  1. rhinoceros

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōtem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, nose) + κέρας (kéras, horn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ri.no.t͡ʃeˈron.te/
  • Rhymes: -onte
  • Hyphenation: ri‧no‧ce‧rón‧te

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinoceronti)

  1. rhinoceros

Anagrams

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • rhinocerota (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōntem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς (rhís, nose) + κέρας (kéras, horn).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁi.no.seˈɾõ.t͡ʃi/ [hi.no.seˈɾõ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁi.no.seˈɾõ.t͡ʃi/ [χi.no.seˈɾõ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁi.no.seˈɾõ.te/ [hi.no.seˈɾõ.te]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁi.nɔ.sɨˈɾõ.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: ri‧no‧ce‧ron‧te

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes)

  1. rhinoceros
    Synonyms: (obsolete) bada, (obsolete) ganda

Usage notes

The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always masculine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “rinoceronte-macho” for male, and “rinoceronte-fêmea” for female. Here, fêmea is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to fêmeo if so.

Further reading

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • rinocerõte, rhinocerõte (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōtem, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), from ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, nose) + κέρας (kéras, horn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rinoθeˈɾonte/ [ri.no.θeˈɾõn̪.t̪e] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /rinoseˈɾonte/ [ri.no.seˈɾõn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -onte
  • Syllabification: ri‧no‧ce‧ron‧te

Noun

rinoceronte m (plural rinocerontes, feminine rinoceronta, feminine plural rinocerontas)

  1. rhinoceros
    Synonym: abada (obsolete)

Derived terms

Further reading