Μινώταυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Μῑ́νως (Mī́nōs, “Minos”) +‎ ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”).

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Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μῑνώταυρος • (Mīnṓtauros) m (genitive Μῑνωταύρου); second declension

  1. Minotaur
    Synonym: Ἀστερίων (Asteríōn)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Μῑνώταυρος; τοῦ Μῑνωταύρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Μῑνώταυρος
ho Mīnṓtauros
Genitive τοῦ Μῑνωταύρου
toû Mīnōtaúrou
Dative τῷ Μῑνωταύρῳ
tōî Mīnōtaúrōi
Accusative τὸν Μῑνώταυρον
tòn Mīnṓtauron
Vocative Μῑνώταυρε
Mīnṓtaure
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • English: Minotaur
  • French: Minotaure
  • Greek: Μινώταυρος (Minótavros)
  • Latin: Mīnōtaurus
  • Turkish: Minotor

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017
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