Minotaurus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek Μῑνώταυρος (Mīnṓtauros, “Minotaur”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /miː.noːˈtau̯.rus/, [miːnoːˈt̪äu̯rʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mi.noˈtau̯.rus/, [minoˈt̪äːu̯rus]

Noun

Mīnōtaurus m sg (genitive Mīnōtaurī); second declension

1. the Minotaur

Inflection

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mīnōtaurus
Genitive	Mīnōtaurī
Dative	Mīnōtaurō
Accusative	Mīnōtaurum
Ablative	Mīnōtaurō
Vocative	Mīnōtaure

Descendants

• → English: Minotaur
• → Italian: Minotauro
• → Russian: Минотавр (Minotavr)