Βούδδας
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Βούδδα (Boúdda), Βούττα (Boútta), Βούττας (Boúttas)
Etymology
From Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha) + -ᾱς (-ās).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /bǔːd.daːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈbud.das/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈβuð.ðas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈvuð.ðas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈvu.ðas/
Proper noun
Βούδδᾱς • (Boúddās) m (genitive Βούδδου); first declension
Inflection
Descendants
- → Latin: Būddās
References
- Sophocles, Evangelinos Apostolides (1900) “Βούδδας”, in Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods (from B. C. 146 to A. D. 1100), New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 314