taurus
From Proto-Italic *tauros, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtau̯.rus/, [ˈt̪äu̯rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtau̯.rus/, [ˈt̪äːu̯rus]
taurus m (genitive taurī); second declension
- a bull, steer
- the constellation Taurus the bull [ quotations ▼]
- an instrument of torture, in the shape of a bull
- a small bird that sounds like the lowing of oxen, possibly the bittern
- a kind of beetle
- (anatomy) the perineum
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taurus | taurī |
| Genitive | taurī | taurōrum |
| Dative | taurō | taurīs |
| Accusative | taurum | taurōs |
| Ablative | taurō | taurīs |
| Vocative | taure | taurī |