brontosaurus

See also: Brontosaurus

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek roots; by surface analysis, bronto- +‎ -saurus (“thunder lizard”), according to the notion that its massive size must have made its footsteps shake the ground.

Noun

brontosaurus (plural brontosauruses or brontosauri)

1. Any member of the genus †Brontosaurus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs with whip-like tails, which lived in present-day United States during the Late Jurassic period.

   Synonym: brontosaur

   Hypernyms: (taxonomically) sauropod < dinosaur < reptile < vertebrate < animal < organism; (otherwise) creature

   Coordinate terms: (especially famous sauropods) brachiosaurus, diplodocus, apatosaurus; (all other fellow sauropods) more at list of sauropods

   Near-synonym: thunder lizard (can denote a brontosaurus or an apatosaurus)

Translations

†Brontosaurus

• Erzya: пургинеметьказ (purginemeťkaz)
• Estonian: brontosaurus (et)
• Finnish: brontosaurus (fi)
• French: brontosaure (fr)
• German: Brontosaurier (de), Brontosaurus (de)
• Greek: βροντόσαυρος (el) (vrontósavros)
• Ido: brontosauro (io)
• Italian: brontosauro (it)
• Portuguese: brontossauro (pt) m
• Russian: бронтоза́вр (ru) m (brontozávr)

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin brontosaurus, from Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrontosau̯rus]

Noun

brontosaurus m anim

1. brontosaur

Declension

Declension of brontosaurus (hard masculine animate foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	brontosaurus	brontosauři, brontosaurové
genitive	brontosaura	brontosaurů
dative	brontosaurovi, brontosauru	brontosaurům
accusative	brontosaura	brontosaury
vocative	brontosaure	brontosauři, brontosaurové
locative	brontosaurovi, brontosauru	brontosaurech
instrumental	brontosaurem	brontosaury

Derived terms

• brontosauří

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English brontosaur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrontosɑu̯rus/, [ˈbro̞n̪t̪o̞ˌs̠ɑ̝u̯rus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑurus
• Syllabification^(key): bron‧to‧sau‧rus
• Hyphenation^(key): bron‧to‧sau‧rus

Noun

brontosaurus

1. brontosaur

Declension

Inflection of brontosaurus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		brontosaurus	brontosaurukset
genitive		brontosauruksen	brontosaurusten brontosauruksien
partitive		brontosaurusta	brontosauruksia
illative		brontosaurukseen	brontosauruksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		brontosaurus	brontosaurukset
accusative	nom.	brontosaurus	brontosaurukset
	gen.	brontosauruksen
genitive		brontosauruksen	brontosaurusten brontosauruksien
partitive		brontosaurusta	brontosauruksia
inessive		brontosauruksessa	brontosauruksissa
elative		brontosauruksesta	brontosauruksista
illative		brontosaurukseen	brontosauruksiin
adessive		brontosauruksella	brontosauruksilla
ablative		brontosaurukselta	brontosauruksilta
allative		brontosaurukselle	brontosauruksille
essive		brontosauruksena	brontosauruksina
translative		brontosaurukseksi	brontosauruksiksi
abessive		brontosauruksetta	brontosauruksitta
instructive		—	brontosauruksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of brontosaurus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative brontosaurukseni brontosaurukseni accusative nom. brontosaurukseni brontosaurukseni gen. brontosaurukseni genitive brontosaurukseni brontosaurusteni brontosauruksieni partitive brontosaurustani brontosauruksiani inessive brontosauruksessani brontosauruksissani elative brontosauruksestani brontosauruksistani illative brontosaurukseeni brontosauruksiini adessive brontosauruksellani brontosauruksillani ablative brontosaurukseltani brontosauruksiltani allative brontosaurukselleni brontosauruksilleni essive brontosauruksenani brontosauruksinani translative brontosauruksekseni brontosauruksikseni abessive brontosauruksettani brontosauruksittani instructive — — comitative — brontosauruksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative brontosauruksesi brontosauruksesi accusative nom. brontosauruksesi brontosauruksesi gen. brontosauruksesi genitive brontosauruksesi brontosaurustesi brontosauruksiesi partitive brontosaurustasi brontosauruksiasi inessive brontosauruksessasi brontosauruksissasi elative brontosauruksestasi brontosauruksistasi illative brontosaurukseesi brontosauruksiisi adessive brontosauruksellasi brontosauruksillasi ablative brontosaurukseltasi brontosauruksiltasi allative brontosauruksellesi brontosauruksillesi essive brontosauruksenasi brontosauruksinasi translative brontosaurukseksesi brontosauruksiksesi abessive brontosauruksettasi brontosauruksittasi instructive — — comitative — brontosauruksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative brontosauruksemme brontosauruksemme accusative nom. brontosauruksemme brontosauruksemme gen. brontosauruksemme genitive brontosauruksemme brontosaurustemme brontosauruksiemme partitive brontosaurustamme brontosauruksiamme inessive brontosauruksessamme brontosauruksissamme elative brontosauruksestamme brontosauruksistamme illative brontosaurukseemme brontosauruksiimme adessive brontosauruksellamme brontosauruksillamme ablative brontosaurukseltamme brontosauruksiltamme allative brontosauruksellemme brontosauruksillemme essive brontosauruksenamme brontosauruksinamme translative brontosaurukseksemme brontosauruksiksemme abessive brontosauruksettamme brontosauruksittamme instructive — — comitative — brontosauruksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative brontosauruksenne brontosauruksenne accusative nom. brontosauruksenne brontosauruksenne gen. brontosauruksenne genitive brontosauruksenne brontosaurustenne brontosauruksienne partitive brontosaurustanne brontosauruksianne inessive brontosauruksessanne brontosauruksissanne elative brontosauruksestanne brontosauruksistanne illative brontosaurukseenne brontosauruksiinne adessive brontosauruksellanne brontosauruksillanne ablative brontosaurukseltanne brontosauruksiltanne allative brontosauruksellenne brontosauruksillenne essive brontosauruksenanne brontosauruksinanne translative brontosaurukseksenne brontosauruksiksenne abessive brontosauruksettanne brontosauruksittanne instructive — — comitative — brontosauruksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative brontosauruksensa brontosauruksensa accusative nom. brontosauruksensa brontosauruksensa gen. brontosauruksensa genitive brontosauruksensa brontosaurustensa brontosauruksiensa partitive brontosaurustaan brontosaurustansa brontosauruksiaan brontosauruksiansa inessive brontosauruksessaan brontosauruksessansa brontosauruksissaan brontosauruksissansa elative brontosauruksestaan brontosauruksestansa brontosauruksistaan brontosauruksistansa illative brontosaurukseensa brontosauruksiinsa adessive brontosauruksellaan brontosauruksellansa brontosauruksillaan brontosauruksillansa ablative brontosaurukseltaan brontosaurukseltansa brontosauruksiltaan brontosauruksiltansa allative brontosaurukselleen brontosauruksellensa brontosauruksilleen brontosauruksillensa essive brontosauruksenaan brontosauruksenansa brontosauruksinaan brontosauruksinansa translative brontosauruksekseen brontosaurukseksensa brontosauruksikseen brontosauruksiksensa abessive brontosauruksettaan brontosauruksettansa brontosauruksittaan brontosauruksittansa instructive — — comitative — brontosauruksineen brontosauruksinensa

Further reading

• “brontosaurus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023