truncus

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

tronco

torso

busto

addome

ceppo

fusto

sinonimi

caudex

stipes

Traduzioni

tronco

κορμός

tronc

Stamm

stam

tronc

tronco

qurm

trunk

boomstam

tree trunk

جذع

Rumpf

Baumstamm

Pronunciato come (IPA)

[ˈtrʊŋ.kʊs]

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.