ноздророгъ

Old East Slavic

Ноздророгъ.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ноздрь (nozdrĭ, nostril) + -о- (-o-) + рогъ (rogŭ, horn).

Pronunciation

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /nɔzdrɔˈrɔɡʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /nɔzdrɔˈrɔɡʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /nɔzdrɔˈrɔːɡ/
  • Hyphenation: но‧здро‧ро‧гъ

Noun

ноздророгъ (nozdrorogŭ) m

  1. rhinoceros
    • a. 1400, Merilo Pravednoye, page 31b18:
      нѡꙁдрорѡгу рога на губѣ, очи жє долѣ пѡд чєлюстью.
      nozdrorogu roga na gubě, oči že dolě pod čeljustĭju.
      And the rhinoceros has horns on its lip, and eyes under his jaw.

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