adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
taurīnus
taurīnus (feminine taurīna, neuter taurīnum)
Classical[tau̯ˈriː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[tau̯ˈriː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalbulls, oxen; taurine
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taurīnus | taurīna | taurīnum |
| genitive | taurīnī | taurīnae | taurīnī |
| dative | taurīnō | taurīnae | taurīnō |
| accusative | taurīnum | taurīnam | taurīnum |
| ablative | taurīnō | taurīnā | taurīnō |
| vocative | taurīne | taurīna | taurīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taurīnī | taurīnae | taurīna |
| genitive | taurīnōrum | taurīnārum | taurīnōrum |
| dative | taurīnīs | taurīnīs | taurīnīs |
| accusative | taurīnōs | taurīnās | taurīna |
| ablative | taurīnīs | taurīnīs | taurīnīs |
| vocative | taurīnī | taurīnae | taurīna |
taurīnus, a, um, adj. taurus,
I. of or belonging to bulls or oxen, bull's-, taurine (mostly poet.):
vultus (Eridani), Verg. G. 4, 371: frons, Ov. F. 6, 197: gluten, Lucr. 6, 1069: sanguis, Plin. 28, 9, 41, § 147: fel, id. 28, 9, 40, § 146: fimum, id. 28, 17, 68, § 232: tergum, a bull's hide, Verg. A. 1, 368; hence, also, tympana (cf. taureus), Claud. Cons. Stil. 2, 365; and pulsus, on a drum, Stat. Th. 2, 78.Taurīnus, a, um, v. Taurini.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
taurīnus adj.
taurus, of bulls, of oxen, taurine : voltus (Eridani), V.: frons, O.: tergum, a bull's hide , V.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin taurīnus From taurus + -īnus.
Descendants
- Catalantaurí
- Englishtaurine