taureus

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Latin

Etymology

taurus (“bull”) +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

Adjective

taureus (feminine taurea, neuter taureum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) bull or ox
  2. taurine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative taureus taurea taureum taureī taureae taurea
Genitive taureī taureae taureī taureōrum taureārum taureōrum
Dative taureō taureae taureō taureīs
Accusative taureum tauream taureum taureōs taureās taurea
Ablative taureō taureā taureō taureīs
Vocative tauree taurea taureum taureī taureae taurea

References

  • “taureus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “taureus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • taureus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “taureus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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