bucentaur

English

Etymology

Supposedly from Ancient Greek, but perhaps invented later. See remarks at Wikipedia.

Noun

bucentaur (plural bucentaurs)

1. A supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man.
2. A Venetian barge modelled on the state barge (called Bucentaur) used annually on Ascension Day in the ancient ceremony of the marriage of the state with the Adriatic.

Translations

a supposed mythical monster, half ox, half man

• French: bucentaure (fr) m
• Portuguese: bucentauro

References

• “bucentaur”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bucentoro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /by.sɛnˈtɑu̯.ər/
• Hyphenation: bu‧cen‧taur
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯ər

Noun

bucentaur m (plural bucentauren)

1. a bucentaur (Venetian galley) [from early 19th c.]
2. a bucentaur (human-bovine hybrid)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bucentaure.

Noun

bucentaur m (plural bucentauri)

1. bucentaur

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	bucentaur	bucentaurul		bucentauri	bucentaurii
genitive-dative	bucentaur	bucentaurului		bucentauri	bucentaurilor
vocative	bucentaurule			bucentaurilor