Minotaurus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowing from Ancient Greek Μῑνώταυρος (Mīnṓtauros, “Minotaur”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [miː.noːˈtau̯.rʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mi.noˈtaːu̯.rus] === Proper noun === Mīnōtaurus m sg (genitive Mīnōtaurī); second declension the Minotaur ==== Inflection ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Minotaur → Italian: Minotauro → Russian: Минотавр (Minotavr)