ταῦρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *táwros. Cognates include Latin taurus, Old Prussian tauris and Old English stēor (English steer). Possibly ultimately of Semitic origin; compare Proto-Semitic *θawr- and Arabic ثور.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ταῦρος (taûros) m (genitive ταύρου); second declension

  1. bull, perhaps also ox

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