Μινώταυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /miː.nɔ̌ː.tau̯.ros/ → /miˈno.ta.βros/ → /miˈno.ta.vros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /miː.nɔ̌ː.tau̯.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /miˈno.taw.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /miˈno.ta.βros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /miˈno.ta.vros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /miˈno.ta.vros/

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 tôi 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