struthio

See also: Struthio

Latin

Etymology

    From Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn); or shortened from strūthiocamēlus, from Ancient Greek στρουθοκᾰ́μηλος (strouthokắmēlos), from στρουθός (strouthós, sparrow) + κάμηλος (kámēlos, camel). The first element of both Greek words is likely related to Latin turdus (thrush).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    strūthiō m (genitive strūthiōnis); third declension

    1. (Late Latin) ostrich

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative strūthiō strūthiōnēs
    genitive strūthiōnis strūthiōnum
    dative strūthiōnī strūthiōnibus
    accusative strūthiōnem strūthiōnēs
    ablative strūthiōne strūthiōnibus
    vocative strūthiō strūthiōnēs

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • Italian: struzzo
      • Hungarian: strucc
      • Romanian: struț
    • Megleno-Romanian: ştruş
    • Old Occitan: estrutz
    • Piedmontese: struss
    • Vulgar Latin: *austrūthiō (avis 'bird' + strūthiō)
    • Proto-West Germanic: *strūcijō (see there for further descendants)
    • Translingual: Struthio

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