LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculine

sēmibōs

sēmibōs m (genitive sēmibovis)
Classical[ˈseː.mɪ.boːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.mi.bos]

Meaning

  1. half-ox
    vir sēmibōsthe Minotaur

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesēmi-bōssēmi-bovēs
genitivesēmi-bovissēmi-boum
sēmi-bovum, sēmi-boverum
dativesēmi-bovīsēmi-bōbus
sēmi-būbus, sēmi-bovibus
accusativesēmi-bovemsēmi-bovēs
ablativesēmi-bovesēmi-bōbus
sēmi-būbus, sēmi-bovibus
vocativesēmi-bōssēmi-bovēs

sēmĭ-bōs, bŏvis, m.,
I. a half-ox (Ovidian): vir, i. e. the Minotaur, Ov. A. A. 2, 24; id. Tr. 4, 7, 18.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmibōs

Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Italic *gʷōs Osco-Umbrianbor.? Latin bōs Latin sēmibōs From sēmi- (“half, semi-”) + bōs (“cow, ox”).

Quick answers

What does sēmibōs mean in Latin?
sēmibōs, a noun, means “half-ox”.
What is the genitive of sēmibōs?
The genitive singular is sēmibovis. sēmibōs is masculine.
How do you pronounce sēmibōs?
In classical Latin, [ˈseː.mɪ.boːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛː.mi.bos].
Where does sēmibōs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *sem- → Proto-Indo-European *sēmi → Latin sēmibōs.