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taur
bull /ˈtaur/
noun#4494 most common
Also: Taurus (zodiac sign), bull (in stock-market slang)
Example sentences
Taurul este mare.
The bull is big.
Fermierul are un taur în grajd.
The farmer has a bull in the barn.
Taurul a fugit din țarc ieri.
The bull escaped from the pen yesterday.
Zodia mea este Taur.
My zodiac sign is Taurus.
Coridele cu tauri sunt interzise în multe țări din motive etice.
Bullfights with bulls are banned in many countries for ethical reasons.
Simbolul taurului a fost asociat de-a lungul istoriei cu puterea și fertilitatea, din mitologia mesopotamiană până la cultura populară contemporană.
The symbol of the bull has been linked throughout history to power and fertility, from Mesopotamian mythology to contemporary popular culture.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | taur | tauri |
| Genitive | taurului | taurilor |
| Accusative | taur | tauri |
| Vocative | taurule | taurilor |
Word family
taurintaurine, bovine
tăurașyoung bull, bullock
TaurTaurus (zodiac sign)
vacăcow (not a derivative, but the paired term)Etymology
Taur comes from Latin taurus, meaning bull or ox. Latin taurus itself goes back to a very old Indo-European word for the animal, one shared widely across the family. Romanian kept the word almost unchanged as it evolved from spoken Latin in the region.
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