minotaur

minotaur

See also: Minotaur

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος (Minṓtauros),from Μίνως (Mínōs, “king of Crete”)+ ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnɵˌtɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈmaɪnɵˌtɔː(ɹ)/
• (US, Canada, also) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnɵˌtɑɹ/, /ˈmaɪnɵˌtɑɹ/

Noun

minotaur (plural minotaurs)

1. (Greek mythology) A monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man.
2. Anything resembling the Greek monster, whether by appearance or by strength

Translations

monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man

Arabic: مِينُوتَوْر‎ (mīnūtawr) Belarusian: мінатаўр m (minataŭr) Bulgarian: минотавър m (minotavǎr) Catalan: minotaure m Czech: mínotaurus m, mínotaur m, minotaur m, minotaurus m Dutch: minotaurus Finnish: minotauri (monster generally), Minotauros (proper noun: specific monster) French: minotaure (fr) German: Minotaur (de), Minotaure, Minotaurus (de), Minotauros (de) Greek: Μινώταυρος (el) m (Minótavros) Hungarian: minotaur (monster generally), Minótaurosz (proper noun: specific monster) Ido: Minotauro (io) Italian: minotauro m (both senses)

Japanese: ミノタウロス (minotaurosu), 牛人 (gyūjin) Korean: 미노타우로스 (minotauroseu) Latin: minotaurus m Marathi: मिनोटॉर m (minoṭǒra) Polish: minotaur Portuguese: minotauro m Russian: минота́вр m (minotávr) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: минотаур m Roman: minotaur m Spanish: minotauro m Turkish: minotauros, yarboğa (may mean centaur as well) Ukrainian: мінота́вр m (minotávr)

See also

• centaur
• faun
• satyr
• Wikipedia article on the Minotaur

Anagrams

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