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Portuguese
Etymology
From French ptérodactyle, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.te.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pte.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pi.te.ɾoˈda.ki.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pte.ɾoˈda.ki.t͡ʃi.lu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pi.te.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pte.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pi.te.ɾoˈda.ki.t͡ʃi.lu/, /pte.ɾoˈda.ki.t͡ʃi.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pte.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lo/, /pi.te.ɾoˈdak.t͡ʃi.lo/
- Hyphenation: pte‧ro‧dác‧ti‧lo
Noun
pterodáctilo m (plural pterodáctilos)
- pterodactyl
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French ptérodactyle, from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teɾoˈdaɡtilo/
- Rhymes: -aɡtilo
- Syllabification: pte‧ro‧dác‧ti‧lo
Noun
pterodáctilo m (plural pterodáctilos)
- pterodactyl
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