See also: taurā

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

tau +‎ -ra

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

taura

  1. sublative singular of tau

Latin edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

taura f (genitive taurae); first declension

  1. a barren, hybrid cow, a freemartin

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative taura taurae
Genitive taurae taurārum
Dative taurae taurīs
Accusative tauram taurās
Ablative taurā taurīs
Vocative taura taurae

References edit

  • 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 edit

Noun edit

taura m

  1. genitive singular of taurs

Maori edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *taura (compare with Hawaiian kaula (cord, tendon), Samoan taula (anchor) and Tongan toua)[1][2]

Noun edit

taura

  1. rope

References edit

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taura”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 492

Further reading edit

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

Portuguese edit

Adjective edit

taura m or f (plural tauras)

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

Rapa Nui edit

Noun edit

taura

  1. rope

Tahitian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Polynesian *taura (compare with Hawaiian kaula (cord, tendon), Samoan taula (anchor), Maori taura and Tongan toua)[1]

Noun edit

taura

  1. rope

References edit

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taura”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online