centaurus
See also: Centaurus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”), from Κένταυρος (Kéntauros, “a savage race, dwelling between Pelion and Ossa”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɛnˈtau̯.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t͡ʃen̪ˈt̪aːu̯.rus]
- Hyphenation: cen‧tau‧rus
Noun
centaurus m (genitive centaurī); second declension
- a centaur
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | centaurus | centaurī |
| genitive | centaurī | centaurōrum |
| dative | centaurō | centaurīs |
| accusative | centaurum | centaurōs |
| ablative | centaurō | centaurīs |
| vocative | centaure | centaurī |
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- Catalan: centaure
- English: centaur
- French: centaure
- Galician: centauro
- Italian: centauro
- Portuguese: centauro
- Romanian: centaur
- Spanish: centauro
Slovak
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkentaurus]
Noun
centaurus m pers (declension pattern of chlap)
- alternative form of kentaurus
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | centaurus | centauri |
| genitive | centaura | centaurov |
| dative | centaurovi | centaurom |
| accusative | centaura | centaurov |
| locative | centaurovi | centauroch |
| instrumental | centaurom | centaurmi, centaurami |
Further reading
- “centaurus”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025