Taurus

See also: taurus

English

Signs of the Zodiac

Aries		Gemini
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːɹəs/

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  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs
  • Homophone: torus (horse–hoarse merger)
• (also US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑɹəs/

Etymology 1

From Latin Taurus (from taurus (“bull”)), from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros) (compare Aramaic תּוֹר (tor), Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr)), ultimately originating with Sumerian 𒄞𒀭𒈾 (GU₄.AN.NA, “Bull of Heaven; constellation Taurus”) . Latin taurus (“bull”) is a doublet of steer, tur, Tavros, and Tarvos.

Proper noun

Taurus (symbol ♉︎)

2. (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.

   Meronym: Crab Nebula

   • c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:

     See, see, thou hast shot off one of Taurus' horns.

4. (astrology) The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).

Derived terms

• Taurean
• Tauri
• Taurid

Translations

constellation

• Afrikaans: Stier
• Amharic: በሬ (bäre)
• Arabic: بُرْج اَلثَّوْر m (burj aṯ-ṯawr), اَلثَّوْر m (aṯ-ṯawr)
• Armenian: Ցուլ (Cʻul)
• Azerbaijani: Buğa, Sövr
• Bengali: ষণ্ড (bn) (śonḍo)
• Bulgarian: Теле́ц m (Teléc)
• Catalan: Taure (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金牛座 (zh) (Jīnniúzuò)

• Cornish: an Tarow
• Danish: Tyren
• Dutch: Stier (nl) m
• Estonian: Sõnn
• Finnish: Härkä (fi)
• French: Taureau (fr) m
• German: Stier (de) m
• Greek: Ταύρος (el) m (Távros)

  Ancient: Ταῦρος m (Taûros)

• Hebrew: שׁוֹר (he) m (shor)
• Hindi: वृष तारामंडल m (vŕṣ tārāmaṇḍal)
• Hungarian: Bika (csillagkép)
• Ido: Tauro (io)
• Irish: an Tarbh m
• Italian: Toro (it) m
• Japanese: 牡牛座 (ja) (おうしざ, oushiza), おうし座 (ja) (oushiza)
• Kazakh: Торпақ (Torpaq)
• Korean: 황소자리 (Hwangsojari)
• Latvian: Vērsis m
• Low German:

  German Low German: Bull m

• Macedonian: Бик m (Bik)
• Malay: Lembu Jantan, Saur, Taurus
• Malayalam: ഇടവം (iṭavaṁ)
• Norwegian: Tyren (no)
• Old English: Fearr m
• Ottoman Turkish: بوغا (boğa)
• Polish: Byk (pl) m
• Portuguese: Taurus (pt) m
• Romani: Guruv m
• Romanian: Taur (ro)
• Russian: Теле́ц (ru) m (Teléc)
• Sanskrit: वृषभ (sa) m (vṛṣabha), वृष (sa) m (vṛṣa)
• Scottish Gaelic: Tarbh m
• Slovak: Býk m
• Slovene: Bik (sl) m
• Spanish: Tauro (es) m
• Tagalog: Damulag, Tauro
• Telugu: వృషభరాశి (te) (vr̥ṣabharāśi), వృషభము (te) (vr̥ṣabhamu), వృషభం (te) (vr̥ṣabhaṁ)
• Thai: วัว (th) (wuua), พฤษภ (th) (prʉ́-sòp)
• Tibetan: ཕ​་གླང (pha​ glang)
• Turkish: Boğa (tr)
• Ukrainian: Теле́ць m (Telécʹ), Бик (uk) m (Byk)
• Urdu: سانڈ (sāṇḍ)
• Uzbek: Savr
• Welsh: y Tarw

astrological sign

• Afrikaans: Stier
• Albanian: Demi m
• Arabic: بُرْج اَلثَّوْر m (burj aṯ-ṯawr), اَلثَّوْر m (aṯ-ṯawr)
• Armenian: Ցուլ (Cʻul)
• Asturian: Tauru, Güe m
• Azerbaijani: Buğa
• Bashkir: Буға (Buğa)
• Bulgarian: Теле́ц m (Teléc)
• Burmese: ပြိဿ (my) (pri.ssa.)
• Catalan: Taure (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金牛座 (zh) (jīnniúzuò)

• Cornish: an Tarow
• Czech: Býk (cs) m
• Danish: Tyren
• Dutch: Stier (nl) m
• Estonian: Sõnn
• Finnish: Härkä (fi)
• French: Taureau (fr) m
• Georgian: კურო (ḳuro)
• German: Stier (de) m
• Greek: Ταύρος (el) m (Távros)

  Ancient: Ταῦρος m (Taûros)

• Hebrew: שׁוֹר (he) m (shor)
• Hindi: वृष (hi) m (vŕṣ), वृषभ (hi) m (vŕṣabh), बैल (hi) m (bail), सांड (hi) m (sāṇḍ)
• Hungarian: Bika (hu)
• Ido: Tauro (io)
• Irish: an Tarbh m
• Italian: Toro (it) m
• Japanese: 金牛宮 (ja) (きんぎゅうきゅう, kingyūkyū)
• Kazakh: Торпақ (Torpaq)
• Korean: 금우궁(金牛宮) (Geumugung)
• Latvian: Vērsis, Vērsis m
• Lithuanian: Jautis
• Low German:

  German Low German: Bull

• Luxembourgish: Stéier (lb) m
• Macedonian: бик m (bik)
• Malay: Lembu Jantan, Saur, Taurus
• Malayalam: ഇടവം (iṭavaṁ)
• Maltese: Tawru
• Norwegian: Tyren (no) m
• Odia: ବୃଷ (or) (bṛusha)
• Old English: Fearr m
• Ottoman Turkish: بوغا (boğa)
• Persian: گاو (fa) (gâv)
• Polish: Byk (pl) m
• Portuguese: Touro (pt) m
• Romanian: Taur (ro) m
• Russian: Теле́ц (ru) m (Teléc)
• Sanskrit: वृषभ (sa) m (vṛṣabha), वृष (sa) m (vṛṣa)
• Scottish Gaelic: Tarbh m
• Slovak: Býk m
• Slovene: Bik (sl) m
• Spanish: Tauro (es) m
• Swahili: Thauri, Ng'ombe
• Swedish: Oxen (sv)
• Tagalog: Damulag, Tauro
• Telugu: వృషభరాశి (te) (vr̥ṣabharāśi), వృషభము (te) (vr̥ṣabhamu), వృషభం (te) (vr̥ṣabhaṁ)
• Thai: พฤษภ (th) (prʉ́-sòp)
• Turkish: Boğa (tr)
• Ukrainian: Теле́ць m (Telécʹ), Бик (uk) m (Byk)

Noun

Taurus (plural Tauruses)

1. Someone with a Taurus star sign.
2. (automotive) An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).

Synonyms

• (person with Taurus star sign): Taurean

Antonyms

• (person with Taurus star sign): Scorpio, Scorpius

Translations

Someone with a Taurus star sign

• Bashkir: Буға (Buğa)
• Bulgarian: теле́ц m (teléc)
• Catalan: taure (ca) m or f
• Danish: tyr (da) c
• Dutch: Stier (nl) m
• Estonian: Sõnn
• French: Taureau (fr)
• German: Stier (de) m
• Low German:

  German Low German: Bull m

• Macedonian: бик m (bik)
• Norwegian: tyr (no)
• Old English: Fearr m
• Portuguese: taurino (pt)
• Swedish: oxe (sv) c
• Turkish: Boğa (tr)
• Ukrainian: бик (uk) m (byk)

Etymology 2

From Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros)

Proper noun

Taurus

Demirkazık in Niğde province

1. A mountain range in southern Anatolia, almost 4000 metres high and running parallel to the Mediterranean coast

Synonyms

• Taurus Mountains

Related terms

• Anti-Taurus

Translations

mountain range

• Armenian: Տավրոս (hy) (Tavros)
• Dutch: Taurus (nl)
• Esperanto: Taŭruso
• Estonian: Taurus (et)
• French: Taurus (fr)
• German: Taurusgebirge
• Greek:

  Ancient: Ταῦρος (Taûros)

• Italian: Tauro (it) m
• Latin: Taurus (la)
• Persian: توروس (toros)
• Portuguese: Tauro (pt) m, Taurus (pt) m
• Russian: Та́врские горы f pl (Távrskije gory), Тавр (ru) (Tavr)
• Sicilian: Tauru m
• Turkish: Toros Dağları, Toroslar (tr) pl
• Ukrainian: Та́врські гори f pl (Távrsʹki hory), Тавр m (Tavr)

See also

• Elnath

Zodiac signs and symbols (layout · text)
Aries	Taurus	Gemini	Cancer
Leo	Virgo	Libra	Scorpio
Sagittarius	Capricorn	Aquarius	Pisces

Latin

Etymology

From taurus (“bull”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtau̯.rʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtaːu̯.rus]

Proper noun

Taurus m sg (genitive Taurī); second declension

1. Taurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Taurus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tawˈɾu(j)s/ [taʊ̯ˈɾu(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tawˈɾu(j)s/ [taʊ̯ˈɾu(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tawˈɾu(j)ʃ/ [taʊ̯ˈɾu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tawˈɾuʃ/

Proper noun

Taurus m

1. (astronomy) Taurus (constellation)
2. alternative form of Tauro

Related terms

• touro