aurochs

See also: Aurochs

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊɹɒks/, /ˈɔːɹɒks/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochse (“aurochs”), from Old High German ūrohso (“aurochs”), a compound consisting of ūro (“aurochs”) (from Proto-Germanic *ūraz, *ūrô (“aurochs”)) + ohso (“ox”). Akin to Old English ūr (“aurochs”), Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”), Middle Low German ūrosse (“aurochs”), Old English oxa (“ox”). More at ox.

Alternative forms

Noun

aurochs (plural aurochs or aurochsen or aurochses)[1]

  1. An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
  2. (zoology) The European bison (Bos bonasus, or Europæus).
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References

  1. ^ The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language by David Crystal (1995, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 200

Etymology 2

From auroch +‎ -s (forming plurals).

Noun

aurochs

  1. plural of auroch

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German urohse, composed of ur (“aurochs”) (from Old High German ūro, from Proto-West Germanic *ūr) + ohse (“ox”) (modern Ochse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁɔk/, /o.ʁɔk/

Noun

aurochs m (plural aurochs)

  1. aurochs
    Synonyms: ure, urus

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