taurokathapsia

English

Etymology

From Revived Ancient Greek ταυροκαθάψια (taurokathápsia), variant of ταυροκάθαψις (taurokáthapsis), from ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + κάθαψις (káthapsis). Apparently coined by Arthur Evans, the excavator of Knossos, in ca. 1910.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɔːɹəkəˈθæpsiə/

Noun

taurokathapsia (uncountable)

1. (rare) Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.

Translations

bull-leaping

• French: taurokathapsie f, taurocatapsie (fr) f, taurokathapsia (fr) f
• German: Stiersprung m
• Greek: ταυροκαθάψια (el) f (tavrokathápsia)

  Ancient Greek: ταυροκάθαψις (taurokáthapsis)

• Italian: taurocatapsia f
• Spanish: taurocatapsia f