centaurus

See also: Centaurus

Latin

statua centaurī (statue of a centaur)

Alternative forms

• Centaurus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a savage race, dwelling between Pelion and Ossa”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kenˈtau̯.rus/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪äu̯rʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃenˈtau̯.rus/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪äːu̯rus]
• Hyphenation: cen‧tau‧rus

Noun

centaurus m (genitive centaurī); second declension

1. a centaur

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	centaurus	centaurī
genitive	centaurī	centaurōrum
dative	centaurō	centaurīs
accusative	centaurum	centaurōs
ablative	centaurō	centaurīs
vocative	centaure	centaurī

Synonyms

• hippocentaurus

Related terms

• centaureum

Descendants

• Catalan: centaure
• English: centaur
• French: centaure
• Galician: centauro
• Italian: centauro
• Portuguese: centauro
• Romanian: centaur
• Spanish: centauro

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin centaurus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkentaurus]

Noun

centaurus m pers (declension pattern of chlap)

1. Alternative form of kentaurus

Declension

Declension of centaurus (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	centaurus	centauri
genitive	centaura	centaurov
dative	centaurovi	centaurom
accusative	centaura	centaurov
locative	centaurovi	centauroch
instrumental	centaurom	centaurmi, centaurami

Further reading

• “centaurus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024