ornitóptero

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French ornithoptère, from Ancient Greek ὄρνιθ- (órnith-) + πτερόν (pterón, wing).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾu/ , /oʁ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾu/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oɾ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾu/, /oɾ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʁ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾu/, /oʁ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oɻ.niˈtɔp.te.ɾo/, /oɻ.niˈtɔ.pi.te.ɾo/

  • Hyphenation: or‧ni‧tóp‧te‧ro

Noun

ornitóptero m (plural ornitópteros)

  1. ornithopter (aircraft that flaps its wings)