taurigenus

Latin

Etymology

From taurus (“bull”) +‎ -genus (born from, sprung form).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tau̯ˈri.ɡe.nus/, [t̪äu̯ˈrɪɡɛnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tau̯ˈri.d͡ʒe.nus/, [t̪äu̯ˈriːd͡ʒenus]

Noun

taurigenus m (genitive taurigenī); second declension

1. bull-born

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	taurigenus	taurigenī
Genitive	taurigenī	taurigenōrum
Dative	taurigenō	taurigenīs
Accusative	taurigenum	taurigenōs
Ablative	taurigenō	taurigenīs
Vocative	taurigene	taurigenī

Related terms

• serpentigena

References

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