Heinrichia
hyne-RIK-ee-uh
Genus
Heinrich's (bird) — a genus named in honour of a person named Heinrich
Literally: (the genus) of Heinrich
| Part | Meaning | Language | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heinrich- | A personal name of Germanic origin: heim (home) + ric (ruler/power), i.e. 'ruler of the home'; anglicised as Henry | German proper name (Heinrich) | Personal name forming the stem of a patronymic genus name |
| -ia | Latinising suffix used to form genus names, especially those honouring a person | New Latin | Standard New Latin nominative singular suffix; makes the whole word a feminine Latin noun |
Heinrichia is a monomial genus name. It is formed by appending the New Latin genus-forming suffix -ia to the personal name Heinrich (a German/Germanicised masculine given name). The resulting noun is treated as feminine (as is conventional for genus names ending in -ia). The name honours a person named Heinrich — in the case of the Sulawesi thrush Heinrichia calligyna, the genus commemorates Heinrich Agathon Bernstein (1828–1865), a German naturalist and physician who collected in the Dutch East Indies.
Pronunciation
- hyne-RIK-ee-uh Antepenult stress: penult vowel (-i-) is short and followed by only one consonant before a following vowel, so stress falls on the antepenult (-RIK-); the -ia ending is two syllables: 'ee-uh'
No dictionary entries were found for Heinrich or -ia in the roots dictionary; both identifications rest on general etymological knowledge and are marked accordingly. The name honours Heinrich Agathon Bernstein (1828–1865), German naturalist, though some sources link it to other bearers of the name Heinrich. The Germanic roots of the personal name are: Old High German heim (home/estate) + rīh (ruler, powerful), cognate with Latin rex and English rich.