corvid

corvid

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂wós
Proto-Italic *korwos
Latin corvusbor.
English Corvus
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)
Latin -oīdēslbor.
English -oid
English -id
English corvid

    From Corvus + -id.

    Pronunciation

    • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹvɪd/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adjective

    corvid (comparative more corvid, superlative most corvid)

    1. Pertaining to or resembling the Corvidae.

    See also

    Noun

    corvid (plural corvids)

    1. A member of the bird family Corvidae, including crows, ravens, jays, choughs, treepies etc.

    Translations

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French corvidé.

    Noun

    corvid n (plural corvide)

    1. corvid

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative corvid corvidul corvide corvidele
    genitive-dative corvid corvidului corvide corvidelor
    vocative corvidule corvidelor

    References

    • corvid in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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