ταυροφάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) +‎ -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tau̯.ro.pʰá.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /taw.roˈpʰa.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ta.βroˈɸa.ɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ta.vroˈfa.ɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ta.vroˈfa.ɣos/

Adjective

ταυροφᾰ́γος • (taurophágos) m or f (neuter ταυροφᾰ́γου); second declension

bull-eating (epithet of Dionysus)

Inflection

Second declension of ταυροφᾰ́γος; ταυροφᾰ́γον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ταυροφᾰ́γος taurophágos	ταυροφᾰ́γον taurophágon	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophágō	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophágō	ταυροφᾰ́γοι taurophágoi	ταυροφᾰ́γᾰ taurophága
Genitive	ταυροφᾰ́γου taurophágou	ταυροφᾰ́γου taurophágou	ταυροφᾰ́γοιν taurophágoin	ταυροφᾰ́γοιν taurophágoin	ταυροφᾰ́γων taurophágōn	ταυροφᾰ́γων taurophágōn
Dative	ταυροφᾰ́γῳ taurophágōi	ταυροφᾰ́γῳ taurophágōi	ταυροφᾰ́γοιν taurophágoin	ταυροφᾰ́γοιν taurophágoin	ταυροφᾰ́γοις taurophágois	ταυροφᾰ́γοις taurophágois
Accusative	ταυροφᾰ́γον taurophágon	ταυροφᾰ́γον taurophágon	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophágō	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophágō	ταυροφᾰ́γους taurophágous	ταυροφᾰ́γᾰ taurophága
Vocative	ταυροφᾰ́γε tauropháge	ταυροφᾰ́γον taurophágon	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophágō	ταυροφᾰ́γω taurophágō	ταυροφᾰ́γοι taurophágoi	ταυροφᾰ́γᾰ taurophága
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ταυροφᾰ́γως taurophágōs		ταυροφᾰγώτερος taurophagṓteros		ταυροφᾰγώτᾰτος taurophagṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.