Minotaurus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from Ancient Greek Μῑνώταυρος (Mīnṓtauros, Minotaur).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Mīnōtaurus m sg (genitive Mīnōtaurī); second declension

  1. the Minotaur

Inflection[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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

Descendants[edit]

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