pterodaktyl

Polish

pterodaktyl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos). Coined by French naturalist and zoologist Georges Cuvier.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ptɛ.rɔˈdak.tɨl/
Rhymes: -aktɨl
Syllabification: pte‧ro‧dak‧tyl

Noun

pterodaktyl m anim

(paleontology) pterodactyl (pterosaur in the genus Pterodactylus)

Declension

Declension of pterodaktyl

	singular	plural
nominative	pterodaktyl	pterodaktyle
genitive	pterodaktyla	pterodaktyli
dative	pterodaktylowi	pterodaktylom
accusative	pterodaktyla	pterodaktyle
instrumental	pterodaktylem	pterodaktylami
locative	pterodaktylu	pterodaktylach
vocative	pterodaktylu	pterodaktyle

Further reading

pterodaktyl in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
pterodaktyl in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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