taura

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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[1]
  2. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[2], 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[3]