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cornu.

horn; hoof; beak/tusk/claw; bow; horn/trumpet; end, wing of army; mountain top;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɔr.nuː]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔr.nʊ]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔr.nu]
  1. horn; antler

    declension-4
  2. tusk

    declension-4
  3. the horns of the moon

    declension-4
  4. arm or wing (of an army)

    declension-4
  5. bow

    declension-4 · in-plural · poetic
  6. horn (as a musical instrument)

    declension-4
  7. any substance like the material of a horn, such as the beak or bill of a bird

    declension-4
  8. end of the stick around which books (scrolls) were rolled, ornamented with ivory

    declension-4
  9. power; strength; might

    declension-4 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kornū. Cognate with English horn, hirn; Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on, “skull”), κέρᾰς (kérăs, “horn”); Sanskrit शृङ्ग॑ (śṛ́ṅga, “horn; tusk”). See also cerebrum (“brain”), cervus (“deer”).

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