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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs, “Minos”) + ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miː.nɔ̌ː.tau̯.ros/ → /miˈno.ta.βros/ → /miˈno.ta.vros/
Proper noun
Μῑνώταυρος • (Mīnṓtauros) m (genitive Μῑνωταύρου); second declension
- Minotaur
Inflection
Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017