aurochs

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English

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Augsburg depiction of an aurochs.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochse (aurochs), from Old High German ūrohso (aurochs), a compound consisting of ūro (aurochs) (from Proto-Germanic *ūraz, *ūrô (aurochs)) + ohso (ox). Akin to Old English ūr (aurochs), Old Norse úrr (aurochs), Middle Low German ūrosse (aurochs), Old English oxa (ox). More at ox.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊɹɒks/, /ˈɔːɹɒks/

Noun

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aurochs (plural aurochs or aurochses or aurochsen) [1]

  1. An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
  2. (zoology) The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus).

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language by David Crystal (1995, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 200

Noun

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aurochs

  1. plural of auroch

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle High German urohse, composed of ur (aurochs) (from Old High German ūro, from Proto-West Germanic *ūr) + ohse (ox) (modern Ochse).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁɔk/, /o.ʁɔk/

Noun

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aurochs m (plural aurochs)

  1. aurochs
    Synonyms: ure, urus

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