porcus

Senso (Inglese)

1. (declension-2, masculine) a piglet, a young pig
2. (broadly, declension-2, masculine) a pig, hog
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, declension-2, masculine) short for porcus marīnus (“sea-hog, mereswine, porpoise”)
4. (declension-2, derogatory, masculine) glutton, pig
5. (declension-2, masculine) female genitalia

Concetti

porco

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maiale

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suino

sinonimi

maialis

sus

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porcina

porcellus

sūs

Traduzioni

Schwein

pig

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γουρούνι

porc

varken

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porc

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porco

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cerdo

zwijn

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domuz

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cochon

خنزير

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swine

hog

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[ˈpɔr.kʊs]

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Proto-Italic *porkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos (“young pig”). Cognate with Old English fearh (“piglet”). More at farrow. Compare also Ancient Greek πόρκος (pórkos).