taura

See also: taurā

Hungarian

Etymology

tau + -ra

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒurɒ]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧u‧ra

Noun

taura

  1. sublative singular of tau

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

taura f (genitive taurae); first declension

  1. a barren, hybrid cow, a freemartin

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative taura taurae
Genitive taurae taurārum
Dative taurae taurīs
Accusative tauram taurās
Ablative taurā taurīs
Vocative taura taurae

References

  • taura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • taura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

Noun

taura m

  1. genitive singular of taurs

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taura (compare with Hawaiian kaula (cord, tendon), Samoan taula (anchor) and Tongan toua)[1][2]

Noun

taura

  1. rope

References

  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taura”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 492

Further reading

  • taura” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Portuguese

Adjective

taura m or f (plural tauras)

  1. (Rio Grande do Sul) bold, courageous, brave

Rapa Nui

Noun

taura

  1. rope

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taura (compare with Hawaiian kaula (cord, tendon), Samoan taula (anchor), Maori taura and Tongan toua)[1]

Noun

taura

  1. rope

References

  1. Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taura”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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