Dinosaurier
See also: dinosaurier and dinosauriër
German
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “fearful, mighty”) and σαῦρος (saûros), in Herodot a varia lectio of σαύρα (saúra), Ionic σαύρη (saúrē, “lizard”).
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Noun
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- dinosaur
- Synonyms: Dinosaurus; Dino, Saurier; Schreckensechse
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Derived terms
- Dinosaurierin
Further reading
- “Dinosaurier” in Duden online
- “Dinosaurier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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