Ταῦρος
See also: ταύρος, Ταύρος, and ταῦρος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tâu̯.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈtaw.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈta.βros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈta.vros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈta.vros/
Proper noun
Ταῦρος • (Taûros) m (genitive Ταύρου); second declension
- Any individual among the Tauri people, a Crimean
- the Taurus Mountains
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Ταῦρος; τοῦ Ταύρου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Ταῦρος ho Taûros | τὼ Ταύρω tṑ Taúrō | οἱ Ταῦροι hoi Taûroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Ταύρου toû Taúrou | τοῖν Ταύροιν toîn Taúroin | τῶν Ταύρων tôn Taúrōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Ταύρῳ tôi Taúrōi | τοῖν Ταύροιν toîn Taúroin | τοῖς Ταύροις toîs Taúrois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Ταῦρον tòn Taûron | τὼ Ταύρω tṑ Taúrō | τοὺς Ταύρους toùs Taúrous | ||||||||||
Vocative | Ταῦρε Taûre | Ταύρω Taúrō | Ταῦροι Taûroi | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- Ταυρῐκή (Taurikḗ)
Descendants
- Greek: Ταύρος (Távros)
- Latin: Taurus
- → Russian: тавр (tavr)
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- taurus (mt.) idem, page 857.
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, pages 1,007, 1,026