From deguns (“nose”) + rags (“horn”) (with g > dz palatalization caused by the shift from first declension ending -s to second declension ending -is), a calque ultimately based on Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs, “rhinoceros”).
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degunradzis m (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | degunradzis | degunradži |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | degunradzi | degunradžus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | degunradža | degunradžu |
dative (datīvs) | degunradzim | degunradžiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | degunradzi | degunradžiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | degunradzī | degunradžos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | degunradzi | degunradži |