vultur

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Aromanian

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Etymology

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From Latin vultur or vulturius. Compare Romanian vultur.

Noun

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vultur m (plural vulturi)

  1. vulture
  2. eagle

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Latin

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Etymology

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Probably from the same source as vellere (to tear, pluck)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vultur m (genitive vulturis); third declension

  1. vulture

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

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Descendants

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References

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  • vultur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vultur”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Old French

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Noun

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vultur oblique singularm (oblique plural vulturs, nominative singular vulturs, nominative plural vultur)

  1. Alternative form of voutoir

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Romanian

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Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin vultur, vulturem (vulture) or vulturius. The standard pronunciation has the accent on the first syllable, but there is a variant with it on the second.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvultur], [vulˈtur]

Noun

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vultur m (plural vulturi)

  1. accipitrid
    1. vulture
    2. buzzard
    3. eagle
    4. kite
    5. harrier
  2. (figuratively) a brave, admirable man

Declension

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See also

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Volapük

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Noun

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vultur (nominative plural vulturs)

  1. vulture

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