ox
Betekenis (Engels)
- An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
- Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.
Concepten
Synoniemen
wild ox
domestic cattle
Taurus the Bull
castrated bull
domestic cow
common ox
Ushi
bovine animal
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɑks/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn. Cognate with Welsh ych (“ox”), Tocharian A ops, Tocharian B okso (“draft-ox”), Avestan 𐬎𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬥 (uxšan, “bull”), Sanskrit उक्षन् (ukṣán).
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