-sauro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • -sáurio

Etymology

  • Learned borrowing from Translingual -saurus, borrowed from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros), from σαύρα (saúra). Doublet of sauro-.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsaw.ɾu/ [ˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsaw.ɾo/ [ˈsaʊ̯.ɾo]

    • Rhymes: -awɾu
    • Hyphenation: sau‧ro

    Suffix

    -sauro m (noun-forming suffix, plural -sauros)

    1. -saurus

    Usage notes

    The suffix’s initial ⟨s⟩ is doubled when attached to a base that ends in a vowel:

    • ‎dino + ‎-sauro → ‎dinossauro
    • ‎plio + ‎-sauro → ‎pliossauro
    • ‎mosa + ‎-sauro → ‎mosassauro

    Derived terms

    Portuguese terms suffixed with -sauro
    alossauro
    anquilossauro
    braquiossauro
    espinossauro
    estegossauro
    ictiossauro
    mosassauro
    tiranossauro

    Further reading

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