taureus

Latin

Etymology

taurus (“bull”) +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtau̯.re.us/, [ˈt̪äu̯reʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtau̯.re.us/, [ˈt̪äːu̯reus]

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		taureō		taureīs
Accusative	taureum	tauream	taureum		taureōs	taureās	taurea
Ablative	taureō	taureā	taureō		taureīs
Vocative	tauree	taurea	taureum		taureī	taureae	taurea

Related terms

• taurus

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