truncus

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) lopped, docked
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) maimed, mangled, mutilated

Noun

1. (declension-2, masculine) tree trunk
2. (declension-2, masculine) a piece cut off
3. (declension-2, derogatory, figuratively, masculine) blockhead, dunce, dolt
4. (New-Latin, declension-2, masculine) the thorax of an insect
5. (New-Latin, declension-2, masculine) trunk, torso
6. (New-Latin, declension-2, masculine) an arterial trunk, such as the truncus arteriosus

Sinonieme

caudex

stipes

Vertalings

tronco

tronco

tronc

κορμός

tronco

stam

Stamm

tronc

trunk

qurm

boomstam

tree trunk

جذع

Rumpf

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈtrʊŋ.kʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

Unknown origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- (“to cut”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx), Old Irish tru, troich (“fated to die”) and Latin trux and Proto-Slavic *strǫkъ.