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rostrum.

beak, curved bow (of a ship); speaker's platform (in Rome's Forum) (pl.);

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈroːs.trũː]Classical-Latin[ˈrɔs.trum]
  1. bill or beak of a bird

    declension-2
  2. snout or muzzle of an animal

    declension-2
  3. prow of a ship

    declension-2
  4. a stage or platform for speaking in the forum

    declension-2 · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

From rōd(ō) (“to gnaw”) + -trum, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- + *-trom. Originally a bird's beak or animal's snout, but later extended to objects with a similar shape.

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