B2noun · irregular · rare

ox

ox · oxen

віл, бик

вол, бык

Rind, Ochse, Zugtier, Zugrind

An adult castrated male of cattle, especially when used as a beast of burdenAn adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.

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UK/ɒks/US/ɑks/

» Tom is as strong as an ox.

Том силён, как бык.

Meaning

2 senses

An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.
a yoke of oxen
Ochse, Rind, Zugrind
волvol, волvol, быкbyk
вілvil, вілvil, бикbyk
an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
Any bovine animal (genus Bos).

Examples

76 sentences

Tom is as strong as an ox.
ruТом силён, как бык.
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Is that a bull or an ox?
Це бик чи віл?
deIst das ein Stier oder ein Ochse?
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The ox is the male of the cow.
Бик — це самець корови.
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Do the oxen bellow when their mangers are full?
Хіба ревуть воли, як ясла повні?
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Yoke the oxen to the plow.
ruЗапряги волов в плуг.
deSpann die Ochsen vor den Pflug.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

an adult castrated male of cattle:

any bovine animal used as a beast of burden:

Русский

By meaning 2

an adult castrated male of cattle:

any bovine animal used as a beast of burden:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

an adult castrated male of cattle:

any bovine animal used as a beast of burden:

Origin

From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-

From Middle English oxe, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô (compare West Frisian okse, Dutch os, German Ochse), from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.

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