avestruz

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Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ave (< Latin avis) + Old Occitan estrutz, from Latin struthio, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).

Noun[edit]

avestruz f (plural avestruces)

  1. ostrich (large flightless bird)

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ave (< Latin avis) + From Old Galician-Portuguese estruz (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Old Occitan estrutz, from Latin struthio, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

avestruz f (plural avestruces)

  1. ostrich

References[edit]

  • estruz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • estruz” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • avestruz” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • avestruz” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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avestruz

Etymology[edit]

From ave (< Latin avis) + Old Occitan estrutz, from Latin struthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 

  • Rhymes: -us
  • Hyphenation: a‧ves‧truz

Noun[edit]

avestruz m or f by sense (plural avestruzes)

  1. ostrich (large flightless bird)

References[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ave (< Latin avis) + Old Occitan estrutz, from Latin struthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων (strouthíōn).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /abesˈtɾuθ/ [a.β̞esˈt̪ɾuθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /abesˈtɾus/ [a.β̞esˈt̪ɾus]
  • (Castilian)
    Audio:(file)
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -uθ
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -us
  • Syllabification: a‧ves‧truz

Noun[edit]

avestruz m (plural avestruces)

  1. ostrich

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Cebuano: abestrus
  • Tagalog: abestrus

Further reading[edit]