taurophthalmon
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek *ταυρόφθαλμον (*tauróphthalmon), from ταῦρος (taûros, “bull, possibly ox”) + ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”). Attested only in Pseudo-Apuleius (c. 4th century CE).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tau̯.ropʰˈtʰal.mon/, [t̪äu̯rɔpʰˈt̪ʰäɫ̪mɔn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tau̯.rofˈtal.mon/, [t̪äu̯rofˈt̪älmon]
Noun
taurophthalmon n (genitive taurophthalmī); second declension
- (Late Latin, hapax) the oxeye, a kind of rosemary
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taurophthalmon | taurophthalma |
| Genitive | taurophthalmī | taurophthalmōrum |
| Dative | taurophthalmō | taurophthalmīs |
| Accusative | taurophthalmon | taurophthalma |
| Ablative | taurophthalmō | taurophthalmīs |
| Vocative | taurophthalmon | taurophthalma |
References
- “taurophthalmon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- taurophthalmon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette