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noun · neutersecond declension

taurophthalmon

taurophthalmon n (genitive taurophthalmī)
Classical[tau̯.rɔpʰˈtʰaɫ.mɔn]Ecclesiastical[tau̯.rofˈtal.mon]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinneuterthe oxeye, a kind of rosemary

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetaurophthalmontaurophthalma
genitivetaurophthalmītaurophthalmōrum
dativetaurophthalmōtaurophthalmīs
accusativetaurophthalmontaurophthalma
ablativetaurophthalmōtaurophthalmīs
vocativetaurophthalmontaurophthalma

taurophthalmon, i, n., = ταυρόφθαλμον,
I. the ox-eye, a kind of rosemary, App. Herb. 79.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek *ταυρόφθαλμον (*tauróphthalmon), from ταῦρος (taûros, “bull, possibly ox”) + ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”). Attested only in Pseudo-Apuleius (c. 4th century CE).

Quick answers

What does taurophthalmon mean in Latin?
taurophthalmon, a noun, means “the oxeye, a kind of rosemary”.
What is the genitive of taurophthalmon?
The genitive singular is taurophthalmī. taurophthalmon is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce taurophthalmon?
In classical Latin, [tau̯.rɔpʰˈtʰaɫ.mɔn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tau̯.rofˈtal.mon].