centaurus

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Latin

 centaurus on Latin Wikipedia
statua centaurī (statue of a centaur)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a savage race, dwelling between Pelion and Ossa”).

Pronunciation

Noun

centaurus m (genitive centaurī); second declension

  1. a centaur

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative centaurus centaurī
Genitive centaurī centaurōrum
Dative centaurō centaurīs
Accusative centaurum centaurōs
Ablative centaurō centaurīs
Vocative centaure centaurī

Synonyms

Descendants

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin centaurus.

Noun

centaurus m anim (declension pattern of chlap)

  1. centaur

Declension

Declension of centaurus
singular plural
nominative centaurus centauri
genitive centaura centaurov
dative centaurovi centaurom
accusative centaura centaurov
locative centaurovi centauroch
instrumental centaurom centaurmi

Further reading

  • “centaurus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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