ornithology
/ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒi/awr-nih-THO-luh-jee
/ˌɔɹnɪˈθɑlədʒi/awr-nih-THAH-luh-jee
Meaningthe study of birds
Common meaning: the study of birds
- ornitha birdLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1077 · scan
- ologystudy of (Greek -logia)
Journey through time
- Greekὄρνις, ὄρνιθος‘a bird’
- Englishornithology‘the study of birds’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ὄρνις ‘a bird’.
Roots
- ὄρνις, ὄρνιθος Greek “a bird”
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