"-saura" meaning in All languages combined

See -saura on Wiktionary

Suffix [Portuguese]

Forms: -sauras [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} -saura f (noun-forming suffix, plural -sauras)
  1. female equivalent of -sauro Tags: feminine, form-of, morpheme Form of: -sauro
    Sense id: en--saura-pt-suffix-1TV0oCyJ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Translingual]

Forms: -saurus [masculine], -saurum [neuter]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”), conceived of as the feminine equivalent for -saurus. Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|σαύρα||lizard}} Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”) Head templates: {{head|mul|suffix|masculine|-saurus|neuter|-saurum|g=f}} -saura f (masculine -saurus, neuter -saurum)
  1. Used to form feminine genus names of dinosaurs or lizards. Tags: feminine, morpheme

Inflected forms

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        "Portuguese suffixes"
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Download raw JSONL data for -saura meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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