LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

onocentaurus

onocentaurus m (genitive onocentaurī)
Classical[ɔ.nɔ.kɛnˈtau̯.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[o.no.t͡ʃenˈtaːu̯.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculineonocentaur (a centaur with the body of an ass)
  2. masculineused of an impure person

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeonocentaurusonocentaurī
genitiveonocentaurīonocentaurōrum
dativeonocentaurōonocentaurīs
accusativeonocentaurumonocentaurōs
ablativeonocentaurōonocentaurīs
vocativeonocentaureonocentaurī

ŏnŏcentaurus, i, m., = ὀνοκένταυρος,
I. an ass-centaur, a fabulous animal, Isid. Orig. 11, 3, 39: et occurrent daemonia onocentauris, Vulg. Isa. 34, 14.—Transf., of an impure person, Hier. in Isa. 6, 13, 22.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek ὀνοκένταυρος (onokéntauros), an alternative form of ὀνοκένταυρα (onokéntaura, a kind of tailless ape, a kind of demon haunting wild places), presumably from ὄνος (ónos, “ass”) + κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”).

Descendants
  • Englishonocentaur
  • Frenchonocentaure

Quick answers

What does onocentaurus mean in Latin?
onocentaurus, a noun, means “onocentaur (a centaur with the body of an ass); used of an impure person”.
What is the genitive of onocentaurus?
The genitive singular is onocentaurī. onocentaurus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce onocentaurus?
In classical Latin, [ɔ.nɔ.kɛnˈtau̯.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.no.t͡ʃenˈtaːu̯.rus].