LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

dīnosaurus

dīnosaurus m (genitive dīnosaurī)
Classical[diː.nɔˈsau̯.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[di.noˈs̬aːu̯.rus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinany of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
  2. New Latincolloquialany member of the clade Dinosauria other than birds.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedīnosaurusdīnosaurī
genitivedīnosaurīdīnosaurōrum
dativedīnosaurōdīnosaurīs
accusativedīnosaurumdīnosaurōs
ablativedīnosaurōdīnosaurīs
vocativedīnosauredīnosaurī

Origins

Modern coinage from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).

Descendants
  • Englishdinosaurus
  • Italiandinosauro
  • Greekδεινόσαυρος

Quick answers

What does dīnosaurus mean in Latin?
dīnosaurus, a proper noun, means “any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.; any member of the clade Dinosauria other than birds.”.
What is the genitive of dīnosaurus?
The genitive singular is dīnosaurī. dīnosaurus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce dīnosaurus?
In classical Latin, [diː.nɔˈsau̯.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.noˈs̬aːu̯.rus].