dinosaur
Any animal has lived in Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and is now extinct
dīnosaurus, dīnosaurī, m
Noun [Cite]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diː.noˈsau̯.rus/, [d̪iːnɔˈs̠äu̯rʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /di.noˈsau̯.rus/, [d̪inoˈs̬äːu̯rus]
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dīnosaurus | dīnosaurī |
| Genitive | dīnosaurī | dīnosaurōrum |
| Dative | dīnosaurō | dīnosaurīs |
| Accusative | dīnosaurum | dīnosaurōs |
| Ablative | dīnosaurō | dīnosaurīs |
| Vocative | dīnosaure | dīnosaurī |
Note:
- Colloquially, only members of the clade Dinosauria who are not birds are called dinosaurs.
References:
- "dinosaurus". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 25.02.2023
- "dinosaurus". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 25.02.2023
(Scientific) taxonomic superorder
dīnosauria, dīnosauriōrum, n pl.
Noun [Cite]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /diː.noˈsau̯.ri.a/, [d̪iːnɔˈs̠äu̯riä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /di.noˈsau̯.ri.a/, [d̪inoˈs̬äːu̯riä]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | dīnosauria |
| Genitive | dīnosauriōrum |
| Dative | dīnosauriīs |
| Accusative | dīnosauria |
| Ablative | dīnosauriīs |
| Vocative | dīnosauria |
References:
- "Dinosaurus". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 25.02.2023
- "dinosauria". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 25.02.2023