taura

See also: taurā

Hungarian

Etymology

tau +‎ -ra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒurɒ]
• Hyphenation: ta‧u‧ra

Noun

taura

1. sublative singular of tau

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtau̯.ra/, [ˈt̪äu̯rä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtau̯.ra/, [ˈt̪äːu̯rä]

Noun

taura f (genitive taurae); first declension

1. a barren, hybrid cow, a freemartin

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	taura	taurae
genitive	taurae	taurārum
dative	taurae	taurīs
accusative	tauram	taurās
ablative	taurā	taurīs
vocative	taura	taurae

References

• “taura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• taura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

Noun

taura m

1. genitive singular of taurs

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taura (compare with Hawaiian kaula (“cord, tendon”), Samoan taula (“anchor”) and Tongan toua)

Noun

taura

1. rope

Further reading

• “taura” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Portuguese

Adjective

taura m or f (plural tauras)

1. (Rio Grande do Sul) bold, courageous, brave

Rapa Nui

Noun

taura

1. rope

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taura (compare with Hawaiian kaula (“cord, tendon”), Samoan taula (“anchor”), Maori taura and Tongan toua)

Noun

taura

1. rope