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”). Doublet of steer, tur, Tavros, and Tarvos.

Proper noun

Taurus (symbol ♉︎)

2. (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.

   Synonym: the Bull

   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

• Taurarian
• Taurean
• Tauremini
• Tauri
• Taurid
• Taurine

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
• Fijian: Laca
• Finnish: Härkä (fi)
• French: Taureau (fr) m
• German: Stier (de) m
• Greek: Ταύρος (el) m (Távros)

  Ancient Greek: 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) (Oushiza), おうし座 (ja) (Oushiza)
• Kazakh: Торпақ (Torpaq)
• Korean: 황소자리 (Hwangsojari), 모우(牡牛)자리 (Moujari), 모우좌(牡牛座) (ko) (Moujwa)
• Latvian: Vērsis m
• Low German:

  German Low German: Bull m

• Macedonian: Бик m (Bik)
• Malay: Lembu Jantan, Saur, Taurus
• Malayalam: ഇടവം (ml) (iṭavaṁ)
• Norwegian: Tyren (no)
• Old English: Fearr m
• Pannonian Rusyn: Буяк m (Bujak)
• 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)

  Ottoman Turkish: بوغا (boğa)

• Ukrainian: Теле́ць m (Telécʹ), Бик (uk) m (Byk)
• Urdu: سانڈ (sāṇḍ)
• Uzbek: Savr
• Vietnamese: Kim Ngưu (vi)
• 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 (Boğa)
• 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 Greek: 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) (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 (ml) (iṭavaṁ)
• Maltese: Tawru
• Norwegian: Tyren (no) m
• Odia: ବୃଷ (or) (bṛusha)
• Old English: Fearr m
• Pannonian Rusyn: Буяк m (Bujak)
• 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)

  Ottoman Turkish: بوغا (boğa)

• Ukrainian: Теле́ць m (Telécʹ), Бик (uk) m (Byk)
• Vietnamese: Kim Ngưu (vi)

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 (Boğa)
• 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
• Pannonian Rusyn: Буяк m (Bujak)
• 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 Greek: Ταῦρος (Taûros)

• Hindi: ताउरोस (tāuros)
• 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

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Taurus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑu̯rus/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝u̯rus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑurus
• Syllabification^(key): Tau‧rus
• Hyphenation^(key): Tau‧rus

Proper noun

Taurus

1. synonym of Härkä (“Taurus, constellation”)

Declension

Inflection of Taurus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		Taurus	—
genitive		Tauruksen	—
partitive		Taurusta	—
illative		Taurukseen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Taurus	—
accusative	nom.	Taurus	—
	gen.	Tauruksen
genitive		Tauruksen	—
partitive		Taurusta	—
inessive		Tauruksessa	—
elative		Tauruksesta	—
illative		Taurukseen	—
adessive		Tauruksella	—
ablative		Taurukselta	—
allative		Taurukselle	—
essive		Tauruksena	—
translative		Taurukseksi	—
abessive		Tauruksetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Taurus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Taurukseni — accusative nom. Taurukseni — gen. Taurukseni genitive Taurukseni — partitive Taurustani — inessive Tauruksessani — elative Tauruksestani — illative Taurukseeni — adessive Tauruksellani — ablative Taurukseltani — allative Taurukselleni — essive Tauruksenani — translative Tauruksekseni — abessive Tauruksettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tauruksesi — accusative nom. Tauruksesi — gen. Tauruksesi genitive Tauruksesi — partitive Taurustasi — inessive Tauruksessasi — elative Tauruksestasi — illative Taurukseesi — adessive Tauruksellasi — ablative Taurukseltasi — allative Tauruksellesi — essive Tauruksenasi — translative Taurukseksesi — abessive Tauruksettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tauruksemme — accusative nom. Tauruksemme — gen. Tauruksemme genitive Tauruksemme — partitive Taurustamme — inessive Tauruksessamme — elative Tauruksestamme — illative Taurukseemme — adessive Tauruksellamme — ablative Taurukseltamme — allative Tauruksellemme — essive Tauruksenamme — translative Taurukseksemme — abessive Tauruksettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tauruksenne — accusative nom. Tauruksenne — gen. Tauruksenne genitive Tauruksenne — partitive Taurustanne — inessive Tauruksessanne — elative Tauruksestanne — illative Taurukseenne — adessive Tauruksellanne — ablative Taurukseltanne — allative Tauruksellenne — essive Tauruksenanne — translative Taurukseksenne — abessive Tauruksettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Tauruksensa — accusative nom. Tauruksensa — gen. Tauruksensa genitive Tauruksensa — partitive Taurustaan Taurustansa — inessive Tauruksessaan Tauruksessansa — elative Tauruksestaan Tauruksestansa — illative Taurukseensa — adessive Tauruksellaan Tauruksellansa — ablative Taurukseltaan Taurukseltansa — allative Taurukselleen Tauruksellensa — essive Tauruksenaan Tauruksenansa — translative Tauruksekseen Taurukseksensa — abessive Tauruksettaan Tauruksettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Latin

Etymology

From taurus (“bull”), calquing Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros), ultimately calquing Sumerian 𒄞𒀭𒈾 (GU₄.AN.NA, “Bull of Heaven, Taurus”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Taurus m sg (genitive Taurī); second declension

1. (Astrology) Taurus, constellation and star sign
2. (Geography) Taurus, Anatolian mountain range
3. (historical) Taurian, one of the Tauri, an ancient Crimean

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Taurus	Taurī
genitive	Taurī	Taurōrum
dative	Taurō	Taurīs
accusative	Taurum	Taurōs
ablative	Taurō	Taurīs
vocative	Taure	Taurī

Descendants

• English: Taurus
• Finnish: Taurus
• French: Taureau
• Italian: Toro, Tauro
• Portuguese: Tauro, Taurus
• Spanish: Tauro

See also

Zodiac signs in Latin · zōdiacus (layout · text)
Ariēs	Taurus	Geminī	Cancer
Leō	Virgō	Lībra	Scorpiō
Sagittārius	Capricornus	Aquārius	Piscēs

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *táwros

Proto-Italic *tauros

Latin taurus

Latin Taurusubor.

Portuguese Taurus

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