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See also: Centaurus
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a savage race, dwelling between Pelion and Ossa”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kenˈtau̯.rus/, [kɛn̪ˈt̪äu̯rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃenˈtau̯.rus/, [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪äːu̯rus]
- Hyphenation: cen‧tau‧rus
Noun[edit]
centaurus m (genitive centaurī); second declension
- a centaur
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | centaurus | centaurī |
Genitive | centaurī | centaurōrum |
Dative | centaurō | centaurīs |
Accusative | centaurum | centaurōs |
Ablative | centaurō | centaurīs |
Vocative | centaure | centaurī |
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Catalan: centaure
- English: centaur
- Galician: centauro
- Italian: centauro
- Portuguese: centauro
- Romanian: centaur
- Spanish: centauro
Slovak[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
centaurus m anim (declension pattern of chlap)
Declension[edit]
Declension of centaurus
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | centaurus | centauri |
genitive | centaura | centaurov |
dative | centaurovi | centaurom |
accusative | centaura | centaurov |
locative | centaurovi | centauroch |
instrumental | centaurom | centaurmi |
Further reading[edit]
- “centaurus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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