rostrum.
beak, curved bow (of a ship); speaker's platform (in Rome's Forum) (pl.);
Meaning & usage
bill or beak of a bird
snout or muzzle of an animal
prow of a ship
a stage or platform for speaking in the forum
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.