oxen

Significat (Anglès)

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  1. An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
  2. Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.

Conceptes

bestiar boví

Freqüència

20k
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈɑksən/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsan, from Proto-Germanic *uhsniz, nominative and accusative plural of *uhsô (“ox”), equivalent to ox + -en (plural ending).

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