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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage ) [etyl] Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος ( Minṓtauros ) ,
from Μίνως ( Mínōs , “ king of Crete ” )
+ ταῦρος ( taûros , “ bull ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈmɪnɵˌtɔː(ɹ)/ , /ˈmaɪnɵˌtɔː(ɹ)/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /ˈmɪnɵˌtɑɹ/ , /ˈmaɪnɵˌtɑɹ/
Noun
minotaur (plural minotaurs
( Greek mythology ) monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man.Anything resembling the Greek monster, whether by appearance or by strength
Translations
monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Arabic: مِينُوتَوْر ( mīnūtawr )
Belarusian: мінатаўр m ( minataŭr )
Bulgarian: минотавър m ( minotavǎr )
Catalan: minotaure m
Czech: mínotaurus m mínotaur m minotaur m minotaurus m
Dutch: minotaurus
Finnish: minotauri ( monster generally ) , Minotauros ( proper noun: specific monster )
French: minotaure (fr)
German: Minotaur (de) , Minotaure Minotaurus (de) , Minotauros (de)
Greek: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290 : Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS .
Hungarian: minotaur ( monster generally ) , Minótaurosz ( proper noun: specific monster )
Ido: Minotauro (io)
Italian: minotauro (it) m ( both senses )
(deprecated template usage ) {{trans-mid }}Japanese: ミノタウロス ( minotaurosu ) , 牛人 ( gyūjin )
Korean: 미노타우로스 ( minotauroseu )
Latin: minotaurus m
Macedonian: минотаур m ( minotaur )
Marathi: मिनोटॉर m ( minoṭŏr )
Polish: minotaur
Portuguese: minotauro m
Russian: минота́вр m ( minotávr )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: минотаур m
Roman: minotaur m
Spanish: minotauro m
Turkish: minotauros yarboğa ( may mean centaur as well )
Ukrainian: мінота́вр m ( minotávr )
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