ταυροφάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) +‎ -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tau̯.ro.pʰá.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /taw.roˈpʰa.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ta.βroˈɸa.ɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ta.vroˈfa.ɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ta.vroˈfa.ɣos/

Adjective

ταυροφᾰ́γος • (taurophắgos) m or f (neuter ταυροφᾰ́γου); second declension

bull-eating (epithet of Dionysus)

Inflection

Second declension of ταυροφᾰ́γος; ταυροφᾰ́γον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ταυροφᾰ́γος taurophắgos	ταυροφᾰ́γον taurophắgon	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophắgō	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophắgō	ταυροφᾰ́γοι taurophắgoi	ταυροφᾰ́γᾰ taurophắgă
Genitive	ταυροφᾰ́γου taurophắgou	ταυροφᾰ́γου taurophắgou	ταυροφᾰ́γοιν taurophắgoin	ταυροφᾰ́γοιν taurophắgoin	ταυροφᾰ́γων taurophắgōn	ταυροφᾰ́γων taurophắgōn
Dative	ταυροφᾰ́γῳ taurophắgōi	ταυροφᾰ́γῳ taurophắgōi	ταυροφᾰ́γοιν taurophắgoin	ταυροφᾰ́γοιν taurophắgoin	ταυροφᾰ́γοις taurophắgois	ταυροφᾰ́γοις taurophắgois
Accusative	ταυροφᾰ́γον taurophắgon	ταυροφᾰ́γον taurophắgon	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophắgō	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophắgō	ταυροφᾰ́γους taurophắgous	ταυροφᾰ́γᾰ taurophắgă
Vocative	ταυροφᾰ́γε taurophắge	ταυροφᾰ́γον taurophắgon	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophắgō	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophắgō	ταυροφᾰ́γοι taurophắgoi	ταυροφᾰ́γᾰ taurophắgă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ταυροφᾰ́γως taurophắgōs		ταυροφᾰγώτερος taurophăgṓteros		ταυροφᾰγώτᾰτος taurophăgṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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