noun · masculine
sēmibōs
sēmibōs m (genitive sēmibovis)
Classical[ˈseː.mɪ.boːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.mi.bos]
Meaning
- half-ox
vir sēmibōs
the Minotaur
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sēmi-bōs | sēmi-bovēs |
| genitive | sēmi-bovis | sēmi-boum sēmi-bovum, sēmi-boverum |
| dative | sēmi-bovī | sēmi-bōbus sēmi-būbus, sēmi-bovibus |
| accusative | sēmi-bovem | sēmi-bovēs |
| ablative | sēmi-bove | sēmi-bōbus sēmi-būbus, sēmi-bovibus |
| vocative | sēmi-bōs | sēmi-bovēs |
sēmĭ-bōs, bŏvis, m.,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sēmi-bōs bovis, m
a half-ox: vir, i. e. the Minotaur, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Latinsēmibōs
Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Italic *gʷōs Osco-Umbrianbor.? Latin bōs Latin sēmibōs From sēmi- (“half, semi-”) + bōs (“cow, ox”).