"Minotaurus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /miː.noːˈtau̯.rus/ [Classical-Latin], [miːnoːˈt̪äu̯rʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /mi.noˈtau̯.rus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [minoˈt̪äːu̯rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowing from Ancient Greek Μῑνώταυρος (Mīnṓtauros, “Minotaur”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Μῑνώταυρος||Minotaur}} Ancient Greek Μῑνώταυρος (Mīnṓtauros, “Minotaur”) Head templates: {{la-noun|Mīnōtaurus<2>}} Mīnōtaurus m sg (genitive Mīnōtaurī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Mīnōtaurus<2>}} Forms: Mīnōtaurus [canonical, masculine, singular], Mīnōtaurī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Mīnōtaurus [nominative, singular], Mīnōtaurī [genitive, singular], Mīnōtaurō [dative, singular], Mīnōtaurum [accusative, singular], Mīnōtaurō [ablative, singular], Mīnōtaure [singular, vocative]
  1. the Minotaur Tags: declension-2
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