cornum

Meaning

  1. (declension-2, neuter) horn (all senses)
  2. (declension-2, neuter) hoof
  3. (declension-2, neuter) beak, tusk, claw

Etymology

Either from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂-nó-m, cognate with Proto-Germanic *hurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”), or a by-form of the synonym cornū from the same root.

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