Taurus

See also: taurus

English

Signs of the Zodiac
Aries		Gemini
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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːɹəs/
- Audio (US): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹəs
- Homophone: torus (horse–hoarse merger)
(also US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑɹəs/

Etymology 1

From Latin Taurus (from taurus (“bull”)), from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros) (compare Aramaic תּוֹר (tor), Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr)), ultimately originating with Sumerian 𒄞𒀭𒈾 (GU₄.AN.NA, “Bull of Heaven; constellation Taurus”)^[1] . Latin taurus (“bull”) is a doublet of steer, tur, Tavros, and Tarvos.

Proper noun

Taurus (symbol ♉︎)

(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
Meronym: Crab Nebula
- c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:
  See, see, thou hast shot off one of Taurus' horns.
(astrology) The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).

Derived terms

Translations

constellation

Afrikaans: Stier
Amharic: በሬ (bäre)
Arabic: بُرْج اَلثَّوْر m (burj aṯ-ṯawr), اَلثَّوْر m (aṯ-ṯawr)
Armenian: Ցուլ (Cʻul)
Azerbaijani: Buğa, Sövr
Bengali: ষণ্ড (bn) (śonḍo)
Bulgarian: Теле́ц m (Teléc)
Catalan: Taure (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 金牛座 (zh) (Jīnniúzuò)
Cornish: an Tarow
Danish: Tyren
Dutch: Stier (nl) m
Estonian: Sõnn
Finnish: Härkä (fi)
French: Taureau (fr) m
German: Stier (de) m
Greek: Ταύρος (el) m (Távros)
Ancient: Ταῦρος m (Taûros)
Hebrew: שׁוֹר (he) m (shor)
Hindi: वृष तारामंडल m (vŕṣ tārāmaṇḍal)
Hungarian: Bika (csillagkép)
Ido: Tauro (io)
Irish: an Tarbh m
Italian: Toro (it) m
Japanese: 牡牛座 (ja) (おうしざ, oushiza), おうし座 (ja) (oushiza)
Kazakh: Торпақ (Torpaq)
Korean: 황소자리 (Hwangsojari)
Latvian: Vērsis m
Low German:
German Low German: Bull m
Macedonian: Бик m (Bik)
Malay: Lembu Jantan, Saur, Taurus
Norwegian: Tyren (no)
Old English: Fearr m
Ottoman Turkish: بوغا (boğa)
Polish: Byk (pl) m
Portuguese: Taurus (pt) m
Romani: Guruv m
Romanian: Taur (ro)
Russian: Теле́ц (ru) m (Teléc)
Sanskrit: वृषभ (sa) m (vṛṣabha), वृष (sa) m (vṛṣa)
Scottish Gaelic: Tarbh m
Slovak: Býk m
Slovene: Bik (sl) m
Spanish: Tauro (es) m
Tagalog: Damulag, Tauro
Telugu: వృషభరాశి (te) (vr̥ṣabharāśi), వృషభము (te) (vr̥ṣabhamu), వృషభం (te) (vr̥ṣabhaṁ)
Thai: วัว (th) (wuua), พฤษภ (th) (prʉ́-sòp)
Tibetan: ཕ་གླང (pha glang)
Turkish: Boğa (tr)
Ukrainian: Бик (uk) m (Byk)
Urdu: سانڈ (sāṇḍ)
Uzbek: Savr
Welsh: y Tarw

astrological sign

Afrikaans: Stier
Albanian: Demi m
Arabic: بُرْج اَلثَّوْر m (burj aṯ-ṯawr), اَلثَّوْر m (aṯ-ṯawr)
Armenian: Ցուլ (Cʻul)
Asturian: Tauru, Güe m
Azerbaijani: Buğa
Bashkir: Буға (Buğa)
Bulgarian: Теле́ц m (Teléc)
Burmese: ပြိဿ (my) (pri.ssa.)
Catalan: Taure (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 金牛座 (zh) (jīnniúzuò)
Cornish: an Tarow
Czech: Býk (cs) m
Danish: Tyren
Dutch: Stier (nl) m
Estonian: Sõnn
Finnish: Härkä (fi)
French: Taureau (fr) m
Georgian: კურო (ḳuro)
German: Stier (de) m
Greek: Ταύρος (el) m (Távros)
Ancient: Ταῦρος m (Taûros)
Hebrew: שׁוֹר (he) m (shor)
Hindi: वृष (hi) m (vŕṣ), वृषभ (hi) m (vŕṣabh), बैल (hi) m (bail), सांड (hi) m (sāṇḍ)
Hungarian: Bika (hu)
Ido: Tauro (io)
Irish: an Tarbh m
Italian: Toro (it) m
Japanese: 金牛宮 (ja) (きんぎゅうきゅう, kingyūkyū)
Kazakh: Торпақ (Torpaq)
Korean: 금우궁(金牛宮) (Geumugung)
Latvian: Vērsis, Vērsis m
Lithuanian: Jautis
Low German:
German Low German: Bull
Luxembourgish: Stéier (lb) m
Macedonian: бик m (bik)
Malay: Lembu Jantan, Saur, Taurus
Maltese: Tawru
Norwegian: Tyren (no) m
Old English: Fearr m
Ottoman Turkish: بوغا (boğa)
Persian: گاو (fa) (gâv)
Polish: Byk (pl) m
Portuguese: Touro (pt) m
Romanian: Taur (ro) m
Russian: Теле́ц (ru) m (Teléc)
Sanskrit: वृषभ (sa) m (vṛṣabha), वृष (sa) m (vṛṣa)
Scottish Gaelic: Tarbh m
Slovak: Býk m
Slovene: Bik (sl) m
Spanish: Tauro (es) m
Swahili: Thauri, Ng'ombe
Swedish: Oxen (sv)
Tagalog: Damulag, Tauro
Telugu: వృషభరాశి (te) (vr̥ṣabharāśi), వృషభము (te) (vr̥ṣabhamu), వృషభం (te) (vr̥ṣabhaṁ)
Thai: พฤษภ (th) (prʉ́-sòp)
Turkish: Boğa (tr)
Ukrainian: Бик (uk) m (Byk)

Noun

Taurus (plural Tauruses)

Someone with a Taurus star sign.
(automotive) An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).

Synonyms

(person with Taurus star sign): Taurean

Antonyms

(person with Taurus star sign): Scorpio, Scorpius

Translations

Someone with a Taurus star sign

Bashkir: Буға (Buğa)
Bulgarian: теле́ц m (teléc)
Catalan: taure (ca) m or f
Danish: tyr (da) c
Dutch: Stier (nl) m
Estonian: Sõnn
French: Taureau (fr)
German: Stier (de) m
Low German:
German Low German: Bull m
Macedonian: бик m (bik)
Norwegian: tyr (no)
Old English: Fearr m
Portuguese: taurino (pt)
Swedish: oxe (sv) c
Turkish: Boğa (tr)
Ukrainian: бик (uk) m (byk)

References

^ John H. Roger "Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions" Journal of the British Astronomy Association 108: 1, p. 17.

Etymology 2

From Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros)

Proper noun

Taurus

A mountain range in southern Anatolia, almost 4000 metres high and running parallel to the Mediterranean coast

Synonyms

Taurus Mountains

Related terms

Anti-Taurus

Translations

mountain range

Armenian: Տավրոս (hy) (Tavros)
Dutch: Taurus (nl)
Esperanto: Taŭruso
Estonian: Taurus (et)
French: Taurus (fr)
German: Taurusgebirge
Greek:
Ancient: Ταῦρος (Taûros)
Italian: Tauro (it) m
Latin: Taurus (la)
Persian: توروس (toros)
Portuguese: Tauro (pt) m, Taurus (pt) m
Russian: Та́врские горы f pl (Távrskije gory), Тавр (ru) (Tavr)
Sicilian: Tauru m
Turkish: Toros Dağları, Toroslar (tr) pl
Ukrainian: Та́врські гори f pl (Távrsʹki hory), Тавр m (Tavr)

Latin

Etymology

From taurus (“bull”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtau̯.rʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈt̪aːu̯.rus]

Proper noun

Taurus m sg (genitive Taurī); second declension

Taurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin Taurus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tawˈɾu(j)s/ [taʊ̯ˈɾu(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tawˈɾu(j)ʃ/ [taʊ̯ˈɾu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tawˈɾuʃ/

Proper noun

Taurus m

(astronomy) Taurus (constellation)
alternative form of Tauro

Related terms

touro

[1] John H. Roger "Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions" Journal of the British Astronomy Association 108: 1, p. 17.

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Zodiac signs and symbols (layout · text)
Aries	Taurus	Gemini	Cancer
Leo	Virgo	Libra	Scorpio
Sagittarius	Capricorn	Aquarius	Pisces

Zodiac signs in Latin (layout · text)
Ariēs	Taurus	Geminī	Cancer
Leō	Virgō	Lībra	Scorpiō
Sagittārius	Capricornus	Aquārius	Piscēs