stegosaurus

See also: Stegosaurus

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name Stegosaurus. From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Noun

stegosaurus (plural stegosauruses or stegosauri)

1. A stegosaur, a member of the suborder Stegosauria, of the order Ornithischia of the middle Jurassic to early Cretaceous period.
   • 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London, New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

     "You will observe that both the pterodactyl and the stegosaurus are Jurassic, and therefore of a great age in the order of life."

   • 1988 April 8, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     So you tell your friends about it, including the people who have no interest in birding and wouldn't know a Le Conte's sparrow from a stegosaurus.

2. A member of the genus Stegosaurus within this suborder.

Translations

extinct reptile

• French: stégosaure (fr) m
• Polish: stegozaur (pl) m
• Romanian: stegozaur (ro) m

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin stegosaurus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteɡosɑu̯rus/, [ˈs̠te̞ɡo̞ˌs̠ɑ̝u̯rus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑurus
• Syllabification^(key): ste‧go‧sau‧rus

Noun

stegosaurus

1. stegosaurus

Declension

Inflection of stegosaurus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		stegosaurus	stegosaurukset
genitive		stegosauruksen	stegosaurusten stegosauruksien
partitive		stegosaurusta	stegosauruksia
illative		stegosaurukseen	stegosauruksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		stegosaurus	stegosaurukset
accusative	nom.	stegosaurus	stegosaurukset
	gen.	stegosauruksen
genitive		stegosauruksen	stegosaurusten stegosauruksien
partitive		stegosaurusta	stegosauruksia
inessive		stegosauruksessa	stegosauruksissa
elative		stegosauruksesta	stegosauruksista
illative		stegosaurukseen	stegosauruksiin
adessive		stegosauruksella	stegosauruksilla
ablative		stegosaurukselta	stegosauruksilta
allative		stegosaurukselle	stegosauruksille
essive		stegosauruksena	stegosauruksina
translative		stegosaurukseksi	stegosauruksiksi
abessive		stegosauruksetta	stegosauruksitta
instructive		—	stegosauruksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative stegosaurukseni stegosaurukseni accusative nom. stegosaurukseni stegosaurukseni gen. stegosaurukseni genitive stegosaurukseni stegosaurusteni stegosauruksieni partitive stegosaurustani stegosauruksiani inessive stegosauruksessani stegosauruksissani elative stegosauruksestani stegosauruksistani illative stegosaurukseeni stegosauruksiini adessive stegosauruksellani stegosauruksillani ablative stegosaurukseltani stegosauruksiltani allative stegosaurukselleni stegosauruksilleni essive stegosauruksenani stegosauruksinani translative stegosauruksekseni stegosauruksikseni abessive stegosauruksettani stegosauruksittani instructive — — comitative — stegosauruksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative stegosauruksesi stegosauruksesi accusative nom. stegosauruksesi stegosauruksesi gen. stegosauruksesi genitive stegosauruksesi stegosaurustesi stegosauruksiesi partitive stegosaurustasi stegosauruksiasi inessive stegosauruksessasi stegosauruksissasi elative stegosauruksestasi stegosauruksistasi illative stegosaurukseesi stegosauruksiisi adessive stegosauruksellasi stegosauruksillasi ablative stegosaurukseltasi stegosauruksiltasi allative stegosauruksellesi stegosauruksillesi essive stegosauruksenasi stegosauruksinasi translative stegosaurukseksesi stegosauruksiksesi abessive stegosauruksettasi stegosauruksittasi instructive — — comitative — stegosauruksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative stegosauruksemme stegosauruksemme accusative nom. stegosauruksemme stegosauruksemme gen. stegosauruksemme genitive stegosauruksemme stegosaurustemme stegosauruksiemme partitive stegosaurustamme stegosauruksiamme inessive stegosauruksessamme stegosauruksissamme elative stegosauruksestamme stegosauruksistamme illative stegosaurukseemme stegosauruksiimme adessive stegosauruksellamme stegosauruksillamme ablative stegosaurukseltamme stegosauruksiltamme allative stegosauruksellemme stegosauruksillemme essive stegosauruksenamme stegosauruksinamme translative stegosaurukseksemme stegosauruksiksemme abessive stegosauruksettamme stegosauruksittamme instructive — — comitative — stegosauruksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative stegosauruksenne stegosauruksenne accusative nom. stegosauruksenne stegosauruksenne gen. stegosauruksenne genitive stegosauruksenne stegosaurustenne stegosauruksienne partitive stegosaurustanne stegosauruksianne inessive stegosauruksessanne stegosauruksissanne elative stegosauruksestanne stegosauruksistanne illative stegosaurukseenne stegosauruksiinne adessive stegosauruksellanne stegosauruksillanne ablative stegosaurukseltanne stegosauruksiltanne allative stegosauruksellenne stegosauruksillenne essive stegosauruksenanne stegosauruksinanne translative stegosaurukseksenne stegosauruksiksenne abessive stegosauruksettanne stegosauruksittanne instructive — — comitative — stegosauruksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative stegosauruksensa stegosauruksensa accusative nom. stegosauruksensa stegosauruksensa gen. stegosauruksensa genitive stegosauruksensa stegosaurustensa stegosauruksiensa partitive stegosaurustaan stegosaurustansa stegosauruksiaan stegosauruksiansa inessive stegosauruksessaan stegosauruksessansa stegosauruksissaan stegosauruksissansa elative stegosauruksestaan stegosauruksestansa stegosauruksistaan stegosauruksistansa illative stegosaurukseensa stegosauruksiinsa adessive stegosauruksellaan stegosauruksellansa stegosauruksillaan stegosauruksillansa ablative stegosaurukseltaan stegosaurukseltansa stegosauruksiltaan stegosauruksiltansa allative stegosaurukselleen stegosauruksellensa stegosauruksilleen stegosauruksillensa essive stegosauruksenaan stegosauruksenansa stegosauruksinaan stegosauruksinansa translative stegosauruksekseen stegosaurukseksensa stegosauruksikseen stegosauruksiksensa abessive stegosauruksettaan stegosauruksettansa stegosauruksittaan stegosauruksittansa instructive — — comitative — stegosauruksineen stegosauruksinensa