adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
taureus
taureus (feminine taurea, neuter taureum)
Classical[ˈtau̯.re.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtaːu̯.re.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalbull or ox
- adjectivetaurine
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taureus | taurea | taureum |
| genitive | taureī | taureae | taureī |
| dative | taureō | taureae | taureō |
| accusative | taureum | tauream | taureum |
| ablative | taureō | taureā | taureō |
| vocative | tauree | taurea | taureum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taureī | taureae | taurea |
| genitive | taureōrum | taureārum | taureōrum |
| dative | taureīs | taureīs | taureīs |
| accusative | taureōs | taureās | taurea |
| ablative | taureīs | taureīs | taureīs |
| vocative | taureī | taureae | taurea |
taurĕus, a, um, adj. taurus,
I. of a bull or ox, of oxen, taurine (mostly poet.).
I. Adj.: vincla, i. e. taurean bands (a poet. expression to denote glue), Lucr. 6, 1071: terga, bulls' hides, Verg. A. 9, 706; also, meton., for a drum, Ov. F. 4, 342.—
II. Subst.: taurĕa, ae, f.
2. = taura, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 140.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
taureus adj.
taurus, of a bull, of an ox, of oxen, taurine : terga, bulls' hides , V.: terga, i. e. drums , O.—As subst f., a raw-hide, lash of hide , Iu.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin taureus From taurus (“bull”) + -eus.