тавр

See also: Тавр

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tavr]

Etymology 1

Possibly from Ancient Greek ταῦ (taû, “the letter tau”), referring to the letter's shape.

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Noun

тавр • (tavr) m inan (genitive та́вра, nominative plural та́вры, genitive plural та́вров, relational adjective та́вровый)

1. (construction, mechanical engineering) T-beam

Declension

Declension of тавр (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	та́вр távr	та́вры távry
genitive	та́вра távra	та́вров távrov
dative	та́вру távru	та́врам távram
accusative	та́вр távr	та́вры távry
instrumental	та́вром távrom	та́врами távrami
prepositional	та́вре távre	та́врах távrax

Derived terms

• двута́вр (dvutávr)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros).

Noun

тавр • (tavr) m anim (genitive та́вра, nominative plural та́вры, genitive plural та́вров, relational adjective та́врский)

1. (historical) a person of the Tauri people of ancient Crimea

Declension

Declension of тавр (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	та́вр távr	та́вры távry
genitive	та́вра távra	та́вров távrov
dative	та́вру távru	та́врам távram
accusative	та́вра távra	та́вров távrov
instrumental	та́вром távrom	та́врами távrami
prepositional	та́вре távre	та́врах távrax

Related terms

• Таври́да (Tavrída)
• Та́врика (Távrika)
• Та́врия (Távrija)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English taur, with transcription matching that of кента́вр (kentávr).

Noun

тавр • (tavr) m anim (genitive та́вра, nominative plural та́вры, genitive plural та́вров)

1. (furry fandom, neologism) taur (an anthropomorphic character, often a furry, with a human-like upper body and four-legged lower body, similar to a centaur)

   Его персонаж был тавр хаски с темно-рыжей шерстью.

   Jevo personaž byl tavr xaski s temno-ryžej šerstʹju.

   His character was a husky taur with dark red fur.

Declension

Declension of тавр (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	та́вр távr	та́вры távry
genitive	та́вра távra	та́вров távrov
dative	та́вру távru	та́врам távram
accusative	та́вра távra	та́вров távrov
instrumental	та́вром távrom	та́врами távrami
prepositional	та́вре távre	та́врах távrax

Etymology 4

Noun

тавр • (tavr) n inan pl

1. genitive plural of тавро́ (tavró)

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian طَوْر (tawr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tavr/, [t̪ʰäwɾ]

Noun

тавр • (tavr) (Persian spelling طور)

1. manner, way
2. state, condition

Derived terms

• чӣ тавр (či tavr, “how”)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “тавр”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim