aurochs

Significat (Anglès)

  1. An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
  2. The European bison (Bos bonasus, or Europæus).

auroch

Alternative form of aurochs.

Conceptes

ur

bisó europeu

Sinònims

Traduccions

Bos primigenius

Auerochs

βόνασος

βουβάλι

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈaʊɹɒks/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

Borrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochse (“aurochs”), from Old High German ūrohso (“aurochs”), a compound consisting of ūro (“aurochs”) (from Proto-Germanic *ūraz, *ūrô (“aurochs”)) + ohso (“ox”). Akin to Old English ūr (“aurochs”), Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”), Middle Low German ūrosse (“aurochs”), Old English oxa (“ox”). More at ox.

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