truncus

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

tronc

tors

soca d’arbre

Sinònims

caudex

stipes

Traduccions

tronco

tronco

κορμός

tronc

Stamm

tronco

stam

qurm

trunk

boomstam

tree trunk

جذع

torso

Rumpf

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[ˈtrʊŋ.kʊs]

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.