rostrum

Etymology


, from +, from  +. The pulpit sense is a back-formation from the name of the Roman Rōstra, the platforms in the Forum where politicians made speeches. The Rōstra were decorated with (and named for) the beaks (prows) of ships from naval victories.

Noun

 * 1) A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.
 * 2) A platform for a film or television camera.
 * 3) The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
 * 4)  The beak.
 * 5)  The beak-shaped projection on the head of insects such as weevils.
 * 6)  The snout of a dolphin.
 * 7)  The oral or nasal region of a human used for anatomical location (i.e. rostral).
 * 1)  The snout of a dolphin.
 * 2)  The oral or nasal region of a human used for anatomical location (i.e. rostral).

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech: stupínek,, , řečniště
 * Finnish:, ;
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βῆμα
 * Hungarian:, , , , szónoki emelvény
 * Irish: rostram
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Polish: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: àrd-ùrlar
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: jukwaa
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tocharian B: orponk
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Catalan:
 * Dutch: ramsteven
 * Finnish: keulajuhmuri
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: skeppsnäbb


 * Afrikaans: rostrum
 * Bashkir: морон
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Bashkir: морон
 * Finnish: ,
 * Swedish:

Etymology
From, from +. Originally a bird's beak or animal's snout, but later extended to objects with a similar shape. .

Noun

 * 1) bill or beak of a bird
 * 2) snout or muzzle of an animal
 * 3)  prow of a ship
 * 4)  a stage or platform for speaking in the forum
 * 1)  prow of a ship
 * 2)  a stage or platform for speaking in the forum
 * 1)  a stage or platform for speaking in the forum