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Minotaur
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minotaur
English
Alternative forms
en minotaur#Proper noun
Etymology
From en enm Minotaure,Mynataur,mynatour,Mynotaur,Mynotawre, from en ang Minotaurus, from en la Mīnōtaurus, from en grc Μινώταυρος, from grc Μίνως king of Crete + grc ταῦρος bull.minotaur n 1016712794
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈmaɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/
en /ˈmɪnəˌtɑɹ/ /ˈmaɪnəˌtɑɹ/ US,CA,also
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Minotaur.wav US
Proper noun
the Minotaur
en Greek mythology A monster, half man and half bull, who dwelled in the labyrinth in Crete and who was killed by Theseus.
Related terms
en hippotaur Minoan Minos minotaur#Noun<pos:common noun>
Translations
monster
Esperanto: eo Minotaŭro
Finnish: fi Minotauros
Greek: el Μινώταυρος m
Ancient Greek: grc Μῑνώταυρος m
Hungarian: hu Minótaurosz
Ido: io Minotauro
Latin: la Mīnōtaurus m
Lithuanian: lt Minotauras m
Polish: pl Minotaur m-anml
References
Further reading
Anagrams
en aimnortu Maturino notarium
en Mythological figures
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :lbor la:Mīnōtaurus<ety:uder<grc:Μινώταυρος>> 2 1
Pronunciation
LL-Q809 (pol)-Jest Spoczko-Minotaur.wav
Proper noun
m-anml
pl Greek mythology en Minotaur monster, half man and half bull, who dwelled in the labyrinth in Crete and who was killed by Theseus
Declension
s
Derived terms
pl adjective minotaurzy
Further reading
pl Mythological figures