Rhinozeros

German Alternative forms de Rhinoceros superseded _ spelling de Rhinozer Rhinocer obsolete Etymology de ine-pro *ḱerh₂- head From de gmh rinōceros, from de la rhīnocerōs, from de grc ῥῑνόκερως nose-horned. The inflected forms in de -rosses, de -rösser are by association with unrelated de Ross horse; the same might also apply to the neuter gender. Pronunciation de /ʁiˈnoːtsəʁɔs/ de De-Rhinozeros.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n,-:ses[rare],se:^ser[rare] de dated _ higher register now rare and chiefly literary de Nashorn rhinoceros Usage notes This word was predominant over the loan translation de Nashorn until ca. 1870.Nashörner vs. Rhino(c/z)erosse on Google Ngram Viewer. Nowadays it is generally used only for stylistic effect, typically for variation when de Nashorn has already occurred in the context. Declension n,-:ses[rare],se:^ser[rare] References Further reading de Rhinoceroses