English → Latin
“bull” in Latin
taurusa bull, steer; the constellation Taurus the bull; an instrument of torture, in the shape of a bulltaureusbull or ox; taurinetaurīnusbulls, oxen; taurine
The English word bull itself goes back to Latin bulla.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bull
taurus; dux gregis. Of a bull, taureus, taurinus. A story of a cock and a bull, nutricularum fabula; perhaps *narratiuncula, cui nec caput nec pedes (after Cic., Dir., vii, 31, res, ita contractas, ut nec caput, nec pedes: = ita turbatas, ut nescias ubi incipias, ubi finias).
To make a bull, perhaps *pngnantia loquendo risum audientibus movere.
The bull in the zodiac Taurus.
The bull of the pope, *litterae eigno pontificis Romani impressae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bull?
- The usual Latin words for “bull” are taurus, taureus, taurīnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.