aurochs

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊɹɒks/, /ˈɔːɹɒks/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochse (“aurochs”), from Old High German ūrohso (“aurochs”), a compound consisting of ūro (“aurochs”) (from Proto-Germanic *ūraz, *ūrô (“aurochs”)) + ohso (“ox”). Akin to Old English ūr (“aurochs”), Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”), Middle Low German ūrosse (“aurochs”), Old English oxa (“ox”). More at ox. ==== Alternative forms ==== auroch, aurox ==== Noun ==== aurochs (plural aurochs or aurochsen or aurochses) An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle. (zoology) The European bison (Bos bonasus, or Europæus). ===== Synonyms ===== ure urus ===== Related terms ===== ure, urus (perhaps related) ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== “aurochs”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Notes: === Etymology 2 === From auroch +‎ -s (forming plurals). ==== Noun ==== aurochs plural of auroch == French == === Alternative forms === auroch (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle High German urohse, composed of ur (“aurochs”) (from Old High German ūro, from Proto-West Germanic *ūr) + ohse (“ox”) (modern Ochse). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁɔk/, /o.ʁɔk/ === Noun === aurochs m (invariable) aurochs Synonyms: ure, urus === Further reading === “aurochs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012