Minotaur

See also: minotaur

English

Alternative forms

• minotaur

Etymology

From Middle English Minotaure, Mynataur, mynatour, Mynotaur, Mynotawre, from Old English Minotaurus, from Latin Mīnōtaurus, from Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος (Minṓtauros), from Μίνως (Mínōs, “king of Crete”) + ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈmaɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/
• (US, Canada, also) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪnəˌtɑɹ/, /ˈmaɪnəˌtɑɹ/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

the Minotaur

1. (Greek mythology) A monster, half man and half bull, who dwelled in the labyrinth in Crete and who was killed by Theseus.

Related terms

• hippotaur
• Minoan
• Minos
• minotaur (common noun)

Translations

monster

• Esperanto: Minotaŭro
• Finnish: Minotauros
• Greek: Μινώταυρος (el) m (Minótavros)

  Ancient Greek: Μῑνώταυρος m (Mīnṓtauros)

• Hungarian: Minótaurosz
• Ido: Minotauro (io)
• Latin: Mīnōtaurus m
• Polish: Minotaur (pl) m animal

Further reading

• Minotaur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Maturino, notarium

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Mīnōtaurus, from Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος (Minṓtauros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈnɔ.tawr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔtawr
• Syllabification: Mi‧no‧taur

Proper noun

Minotaur m animal

1. (Greek mythology) Minotaur (monster, half man and half bull, who dwelled in the labyrinth in Crete and who was killed by Theseus)

Declension

Declension of Minotaur

	singular
nominative	Minotaur
genitive	Minotaura
dative	Minotaurowi
accusative	Minotaura
instrumental	Minotaurem
locative	Minotaurze
vocative	Minotaurze

Derived terms

adjective

• minotaurzy

Further reading

• “Minotaur”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)