"minotaur" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈmaɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈmɪnəˌtɑɹ/ [Canada, US, also], /ˈmaɪnəˌtɑɹ/ [Canada, US, also]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος (Minṓtauros), from Μίνως (Mínōs, “Minos, king of Crete”) + ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Μινώταυρος}} Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος (Minṓtauros), {{af|grc|Μίνως|ταῦρος|nocat=1|t1=Minos, king of Crete|t2=bull}} Μίνως (Mínōs, “Minos, king of Crete”) + ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} minotaur
  1. (Greek mythology) Alternative letter-case form of Minotaur Tags: Greek, alt-of Alternative form of: Minotaur Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Mythological creatures Translations (monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man): مَنْطُور (manṭūr) (Arabic), мінатаўр (minataŭr) [masculine] (Belarusian), минотавър (minotavǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), minotaure [masculine] (Catalan), mínotaurus [masculine] (Czech), mínotaur [masculine] (Czech), minotaur [masculine] (Czech), minotaurus [masculine] (Czech), minotaurus [masculine] (Dutch), minotauri (english: monster generally) (Finnish), Minotauros (english: proper noun: specific monster) (Finnish), minotaure [masculine] (French), Minotaur [masculine] (German), Minotaure [masculine] (German), Minotaurus [masculine] (German), Minotauros [masculine] (German), Μινώταυρος (Minótavros) [masculine] (Greek), minotaur (english: monster generally) (Hungarian), Minótaurosz (english: proper noun: specific monster) (Hungarian), Minotauro (Ido), minotauro (english: both senses) [masculine] (Italian), ミノタウロス (minotaurosu) (Japanese), 牛人 (gyūjin) (Japanese), 미노타우로스 (minotauroseu) (Korean), minotaurus [masculine] (Latin), минотаур (minotaur) [masculine] (Macedonian), मिनोटॉर (minoṭŏr) [masculine] (Marathi), minotaur (Polish), minotauro [masculine] (Portuguese), минота́вр (minotávr) [masculine] (Russian), минотаур [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), minotaur [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), minotauro [masculine] (Spanish), minotauros (Turkish), yarboğa (english: may mean centaur as well) (Turkish), мінота́вр (minotávr) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-minotaur-en-name-cg8w7Dw2 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 69 31 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈmaɪnəˌtɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈmɪnəˌtɑɹ/ [Canada, US, also], /ˈmaɪnəˌtɑɹ/ [Canada, US, also] Forms: minotaurs [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος (Minṓtauros), from Μίνως (Mínōs, “Minos, king of Crete”) + ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Μινώταυρος}} Ancient Greek Μινώταυρος (Minṓtauros), {{af|grc|Μίνως|ταῦρος|nocat=1|t1=Minos, king of Crete|t2=bull}} Μίνως (Mínōs, “Minos, king of Crete”) + ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} minotaur (plural minotaurs)
  1. Anything resembling the Greek monster, whether by appearance or by strength. Related terms: Minos, centaur, faun, satyr
    Sense id: en-minotaur-en-noun-XQ2omw2k Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 55 45

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