Definition
A female centaur; a mythological creature that is half-woman, half-horse.
Etymology
From 'centaur' plus the feminine suffix '-ess' (used for female versions of words, like 'actress' or 'lioness'). The term appears rarely in classical texts and modern fantasy writing.
Kelly Says
Greek mythology is surprisingly vague about female centaurs—they barely appear in the original myths, which tells you something about who ancient storytellers thought their audience cared about.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰንታውሮ
sen-ta-wor-o
ARالعربية
مخلوقة كِنتاورة
makhluqah ken-ta-u-ra
BNবাংলা
কেন্টাউরিস
ken-ta-u-rees
CACatalà
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
CSČeština
centauress
cen-ta-u-rees
DADansk
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
DEDeutsch
Centauress
zen-ta-u-rees
ELΕλληνικά
κένταυρε
ken-ta-u-re
ESEspañol
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
FAفارسی
سنتوریس
sen-ta-u-rees
FISuomi
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
FRFrançais
centauress
sɛ̃-ta-rɛs
GUGU
કેન્ટાઉરિસ
ken-ta-u-rees
HAHA
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
HEעברית
קנטאורה
ken-ta-u-ra
HIहिन्दी
सेन्टेउरिस
sen-ta-u-rees
HUMagyar
centauress
cen-ta-u-rees
IDBahasa Indonesia
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
IGIG
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
ITItaliano
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
JA日本語
ケンタウレス
ken-tau-resu
KKKK
сентавресса
sen-ta-vree-ssa
KMKM
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
MRMR
सेन्टाऊरिस
sen-ta-u-rees
MSBahasa Melayu
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
MYမြန်မာ
စေနတော
say-n-ta-o
NLNederlands
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
NONorsk
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
PAPA
ਕੇਂਟਾਊਰਿਸ
ken-ta-u-rees
PLPolski
centauress
cen-ta-u-rees
PTPortuguês
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
RORomână
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
RUРусский
центавресса
tsen-ta-vree-ssa
SVSvenska
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
SWKiswahili
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
TAதமிழ்
சென்டாவூரி
sen-ta-vu-ree
TEతెలుగు
సెంటావూరి
sen-ta-vu-ree
THไทย
เซนทาอูเรส
sen-ta-u-rees
TLTL
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
TRTürkçe
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
UKУкраїнська
центавресса
tsen-ta-vree-ssa
URاردو
سِنتورس
sin-ta-urs
VITiếng Việt
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
YOYO
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
ZH中文
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
ZUZU
centauress
sen-ta-u-rees
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Female centaurs were historically named with diminutive or explicitly gendered suffixes (-ess), reinforcing the pattern of marking women as deviations from a male default. The asymmetry reflects ancient Greek and Roman conventions where masculine forms were unmarked and feminine forms were marked derivatives.
Inclusive Usage
Refer to female centaurs by name or 'centaur' without forced gendering. If species/gender distinction is necessary, use parallel construction: 'male centaur / female centaur' rather than 'centaur / centauress'.
Inclusive Alternatives
["centaur","female centaur","[name]"]