винторогий

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Russian

Etymology

From винт (vint) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ рог (rog) +‎ -ий (-ij), a calque of New Latin strepsicerus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

винторо́гий (vintorógij)

  1. spiral-horned

Declension

References

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “винторогий”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 66