ox
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.
» Tom is as strong as an ox.
Том силён, как бык.
Meaning
2 sensesAn 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 sentencesTom is as strong as an ox.
ruТом силён, как бык. — Ivanovb
Is that a bull or an ox?
Це бик чи віл? — deniko
deIst das ein Stier oder ein Ochse? — carlosalberto
The ox is the male of the cow.
Бик — це самець корови. — deniko
Do the oxen bellow when their mangers are full?
Хіба ревуть воли, як ясла повні? — deniko
Yoke the oxen to the plow.
ruЗапряги волов в плуг. — Hellerick
deSpann die Ochsen vor den Pflug. — samueldora
Translations
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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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Forms
plural: oxenSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
48 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular