taurs

English

Noun

taurs

  1. plural of taur

Latvian

Taurs

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *taurás, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tàurs], IPA(key): [tāūrs]

Noun

taurs m (1st declension)

  1. aurochs (Bos primigenitus, the extinct ancestor of domestic cattle)
    vietvārdi pierāda, ka mūsu mežos kādreiz mituši tauri ― placenames show that there once lived aurochs in our forests

Declension

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