# dinosaurus
## English
### Noun

dinosaurus (plural dinosauri or dinosauruses)
* Alternative form of dinosaur

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɪnosau̯rus]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: di‧no‧sau‧rus

### Noun

dinosaurus m anim
* dinosaur

#### Derived terms

* dinosauří

### Further reading

* “dinosaurus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “dinosaurus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Noun

dinosaurus c (singular definite dinosauren, plural indefinite dinosaurer)
* dinosaur

#### Declension
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin dinosaurus, from English dinosaur.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌdi.noːˈsɑu̯.rʏs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: di‧no‧sau‧rus
* Rhymes: -ɑu̯rʏs

### Noun

dinosaurus m (plural dinosaurussen, diminutive dinosaurusje n)
* dinosaur, archosaur of the super-order Dinosauria [from late 19th c.]
** 1885 June 27, “Nieuwstijdingen”, in Venloosch Weekblad, volume 23, number 26, page 1:Dit dijbeen is daarom merkwaardig, omdat 't het bestaan eener derde soort „Dinosaurus” in de formatie bij Maastricht doet vermoeden.This femur is therefore remarkable, because it gives cause to suspect the existence of a third species of dinosaur in the formation near Maastricht.
** 1899 February 21, “Het grootste dier der wereld”, in Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad, vol. 21, no. 6422, part 2, page 1:Nabij Wyoming in de Vereenigde Staten heeft men het grootste voorwereldlijke dier ontdekt, dat bekend is, namelijk den brontosaurus, een kruipend dier, behoorende tot de orde der dinosaurussen.Near Wyoming in the United States the largest prehistoric animal that is known has been discovered, that is the brontosaur, a reptile, belonging to the order of the dinosaurs.

#### Synonyms

* dino (informal)
* dinosauriër (formal)

#### Derived terms

* dinosaurusbot
* dinosaurusfossiel
* dinosaurusveer

## Estonian
### Etymology

New Latin dinosaurus.

### Noun

dinosaurus (genitive dinosauruse, partitive dinosaurust)
* dinosaur (prehistoric reptile)
* (figuratively, colloquial) dinosaur (old-fashioned person or thing)

#### Inflection
## Finnish
### Etymology

From New Latin dīnosaurus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdinosɑu̯rus/, [ˈdino̞ˌs̠ɑ̝u̯rus̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑurus
* Hyphenation: di‧no‧sau‧rus

### Noun

dinosaurus
* dinosaur
* (figuratively, colloquial) dinosaur (old-fashioned person or thing)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of dinosaurus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dinosaurukseni
dinosaurukseni
accusative
nom.
dinosaurukseni
dinosaurukseni
gen.
dinosaurukseni
genitive
dinosaurukseni
dinosaurusteni dinosauruksieni
partitive
dinosaurustani
dinosauruksiani
inessive
dinosauruksessani
dinosauruksissani
elative
dinosauruksestani
dinosauruksistani
illative
dinosaurukseeni
dinosauruksiini
adessive
dinosauruksellani
dinosauruksillani
ablative
dinosaurukseltani
dinosauruksiltani
allative
dinosaurukselleni
dinosauruksilleni
essive
dinosauruksenani
dinosauruksinani
translative
dinosauruksekseni
dinosauruksikseni
abessive
dinosauruksettani
dinosauruksittani
instructive
comitative
—dinosauruksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dinosauruksesi
dinosauruksesi
accusative
nom.
dinosauruksesi
dinosauruksesi
gen.
dinosauruksesi
genitive
dinosauruksesi
dinosaurustesi dinosauruksiesi
partitive
dinosaurustasi
dinosauruksiasi
inessive
dinosauruksessasi
dinosauruksissasi
elative
dinosauruksestasi
dinosauruksistasi
illative
dinosaurukseesi
dinosauruksiisi
adessive
dinosauruksellasi
dinosauruksillasi
ablative
dinosaurukseltasi
dinosauruksiltasi
allative
dinosauruksellesi
dinosauruksillesi
essive
dinosauruksenasi
dinosauruksinasi
translative
dinosaurukseksesi
dinosauruksiksesi
abessive
dinosauruksettasi
dinosauruksittasi
instructive
comitative
—dinosauruksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dinosauruksemme
dinosauruksemme
accusative
nom.
dinosauruksemme
dinosauruksemme
gen.
dinosauruksemme
genitive
dinosauruksemme
dinosaurustemme dinosauruksiemme
partitive
dinosaurustamme
dinosauruksiamme
inessive
dinosauruksessamme
dinosauruksissamme
elative
dinosauruksestamme
dinosauruksistamme
illative
dinosaurukseemme
dinosauruksiimme
adessive
dinosauruksellamme
dinosauruksillamme
ablative
dinosaurukseltamme
dinosauruksiltamme
allative
dinosauruksellemme
dinosauruksillemme
essive
dinosauruksenamme
dinosauruksinamme
translative
dinosaurukseksemme
dinosauruksiksemme
abessive
dinosauruksettamme
dinosauruksittamme
instructive
comitative
—dinosauruksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dinosauruksenne
dinosauruksenne
accusative
nom.
dinosauruksenne
dinosauruksenne
gen.
dinosauruksenne
genitive
dinosauruksenne
dinosaurustenne dinosauruksienne
partitive
dinosaurustanne
dinosauruksianne
inessive
dinosauruksessanne
dinosauruksissanne
elative
dinosauruksestanne
dinosauruksistanne
illative
dinosaurukseenne
dinosauruksiinne
adessive
dinosauruksellanne
dinosauruksillanne
ablative
dinosaurukseltanne
dinosauruksiltanne
allative
dinosauruksellenne
dinosauruksillenne
essive
dinosauruksenanne
dinosauruksinanne
translative
dinosaurukseksenne
dinosauruksiksenne
abessive
dinosauruksettanne
dinosauruksittanne
instructive
comitative
—dinosauruksinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dinosauruksensa
dinosauruksensa
accusative
nom.
dinosauruksensa
dinosauruksensa
gen.
dinosauruksensa
genitive
dinosauruksensa
dinosaurustensa dinosauruksiensa
partitive
dinosaurustaan dinosaurustansa
dinosauruksiaan dinosauruksiansa
inessive
dinosauruksessaan dinosauruksessansa
dinosauruksissaan dinosauruksissansa
elative
dinosauruksestaan dinosauruksestansa
dinosauruksistaan dinosauruksistansa
illative
dinosaurukseensa
dinosauruksiinsa
adessive
dinosauruksellaan dinosauruksellansa
dinosauruksillaan dinosauruksillansa
ablative
dinosaurukseltaan dinosaurukseltansa
dinosauruksiltaan dinosauruksiltansa
allative
dinosaurukselleen dinosauruksellensa
dinosauruksilleen dinosauruksillensa
essive
dinosauruksenaan dinosauruksenansa
dinosauruksinaan dinosauruksinansa
translative
dinosauruksekseen dinosaurukseksensa
dinosauruksikseen dinosauruksiksensa
abessive
dinosauruksettaan dinosauruksettansa
dinosauruksittaan dinosauruksittansa
instructive
comitative
—dinosauruksineen dinosauruksinensa :

#### Synonyms

* hirmulisko

#### Derived terms

* dino

### Further reading

* “dinosaurus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin dinosaurus.

### Noun

dinosaurus (plural dinosaurus-dinosaurus)
* dinosaur

## Latin
### Etymology

Modern coinage from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /diː.noˈsau̯.rus/, [d̪iːnɔˈs̠äu̯rʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /di.noˈsau̯.rus/, [d̪inoˈs̬äːu̯rus]

### Proper noun

dīnosaurus m (genitive dīnosaurī); second declension (New Latin)
* (New Latin, sciences) any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct. [from c. 1840]
* (colloquial) any member of the clade Dinosauria other than birds.

#### Declension

Second-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* → English: dinosaurus
* → Greek: δεινόσαυρος (deinósavros)
* → Italian: dinosauro

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

dinosaurus m (definite singular dinosaurusen, indefinite plural dinosaurer, definite plural dinosaurene)
* alternative form of dinosaur

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

dinosaurus m (definite singular dinosaurusen, indefinite plural dinosaurar, definite plural dinosaurane)
* alternative form of dinosaur

## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* dinosàur

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dinosǎurus/
* Hyphenation: di‧no‧sa‧u‧rus

### Noun

dinosàurus m (Cyrillic spelling диноса̀урус)
* dinosaur

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdinɔsaurus]

### Noun

dinosaurus m animal (relational adjective dinosaurí)
* dinosaur

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “dinosaurus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Volapük
### Noun

dinosaurus
* Predicative Plural of dinosaur