aurochs en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɔːɹɒks/
- /ˈaʊɹɒks/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
- The European bison (Bos bonasus, or Europæus).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| aurochses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aurochsen | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| aurox | alternative | lexicographic | |
| aurochs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| auroch | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (49)
xsv tauras (Bos primigenius) · hy տուր (Bos primigenius) · ro bour (Bos primigenius) · ga áracs (Bos primigenius) · sv uroxe (Bos primigenius) · eo uro (Bos primigenius) · is úruxi (Bos primigenius) · et ürgveis (Bos primigenius) · tr yaban öküzü (Bos primigenius) · uga 𐎗𐎜𐎎 (Bos primigenius) · la ūrus (Bos primigenius) · fa ارکس (Bos primigenius) · hu őstulok (Bos primigenius) · ar أُرْخُص (Bos primigenius) · fi ? tarvas (Bos primigenius) · ca ur (Bos primigenius) · frs aaueroes (Bos primigenius) · ang ūr (Bos primigenius) · pl tur leśny (Bos primigenius) · de Ur (Bos primigenius) · lv taurs (Bos primigenius) · fo frumneyt (Bos primigenius) · el βους ο πρωτογενής (Bos primigenius) · vi bò rừng châu Âu (Bos primigenius) · el ούρος (Bos primigenius) · cs pratur (Bos primigenius) · ru тур (Bos primigenius) · nb urokse (Bos primigenius) · pt uroque (Bos primigenius) · de Auerochse (Bos primigenius) · nl oeros (Bos primigenius) · hy ցլավայրի (Bos primigenius) · cmn 原牛 (Bos primigenius) · es uro (Bos primigenius) · pl tur (Bos primigenius) · grc βόνασος (Bos primigenius) · fr aurochs (Bos primigenius) · tl uro (Bos primigenius) · fy ûrokse (Bos primigenius) · pt uro (Bos primigenius) · fi alkuhärkä (Bos primigenius) · pt auroque (Bos primigenius) · frr Uur (Bos primigenius) · dsb tur (Bos primigenius) · vi bò Tur (Bos primigenius) · cy cynfual (Bos primigenius) · hy վայրի ցուլ (Bos primigenius) · it uro (Bos primigenius) · et tarvas (Bos primigenius)