βουκέφαλος

See also: Βουκέφαλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς (boukephắlās)

Etymology

βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) +‎ κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjective forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /buː.ké.pʰa.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /buˈke.pʰa.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βuˈce.ɸa.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vuˈce.fa.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vuˈce.fa.los/

Adjective

βουκέφᾰλος • (bouképhălos) m or f (neuter βουκέφᾰλον); second declension

having the head of a bull
bullheaded (epithet of a renowned breed of Thessalian horses)

Inflection

Second declension of βουκέφᾰλος; βουκέφᾰλον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βουκέφᾰλος bouképhălos	βουκέφᾰλον bouképhălon	βουκεφᾰ́λω boukephắlō	βουκεφᾰ́λω boukephắlō	βουκέφᾰλοι bouképhăloi	βουκέφᾰλᾰ bouképhălă
Genitive	βουκεφᾰ́λου boukephắlou	βουκεφᾰ́λου boukephắlou	βουκεφᾰ́λοιν boukephắloin	βουκεφᾰ́λοιν boukephắloin	βουκεφᾰ́λων boukephắlōn	βουκεφᾰ́λων boukephắlōn
Dative	βουκεφᾰ́λῳ boukephắlōi	βουκεφᾰ́λῳ boukephắlōi	βουκεφᾰ́λοιν boukephắloin	βουκεφᾰ́λοιν boukephắloin	βουκεφᾰ́λοις boukephắlois	βουκεφᾰ́λοις boukephắlois
Accusative	βουκέφᾰλον bouképhălon	βουκέφᾰλον bouképhălon	βουκεφᾰ́λω boukephắlō	βουκεφᾰ́λω boukephắlō	βουκεφᾰ́λους boukephắlous	βουκέφᾰλᾰ bouképhălă
Vocative	βουκέφᾰλε bouképhăle	βουκέφᾰλον bouképhălon	βουκεφᾰ́λω boukephắlō	βουκεφᾰ́λω boukephắlō	βουκέφᾰλοι bouképhăloi	βουκέφᾰλᾰ bouképhălă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	βουκεφᾰ́λως boukephắlōs		βουκεφᾰλώτερος boukephălṓteros		βουκεφᾰλώτᾰτος boukephălṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

βουκεφᾰ́λιον (boukephắlion)
Βουκέφᾰλοι (Bouképhăloi)
βουκέφᾰλον (bouképhălon)
Βουκέφᾰλος (Bouképhălos)

Descendants

Translingual: Bucephala

Noun

βουκέφᾰλος • (bouképhălos) m (genitive βουκεφᾰ́λου); second declension

(botany) thistle; one of various prickly plants:
1. water chestnut, water caltrop (Trapa natans)
2. caltrop (Tribulus terrestris)
Synonym: τρίβολος (tríbolos)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ βουκέφᾰλος; τοῦ βουκεφᾰ́λου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βουκέφᾰλος ho bouképhălos	τὼ βουκεφᾰ́λω tṑ boukephắlō	οἱ βουκέφᾰλοι hoi bouképhăloi
Genitive	τοῦ βουκεφᾰ́λου toû boukephắlou	τοῖν βουκεφᾰ́λοιν toîn boukephắloin	τῶν βουκεφᾰ́λων tôn boukephắlōn
Dative	τῷ βουκεφᾰ́λῳ tōî boukephắlōi	τοῖν βουκεφᾰ́λοιν toîn boukephắloin	τοῖς βουκεφᾰ́λοις toîs boukephắlois
Accusative	τὸν βουκέφᾰλον tòn bouképhălon	τὼ βουκεφᾰ́λω tṑ boukephắlō	τοὺς βουκεφᾰ́λους toùs boukephắlous
Vocative	βουκέφᾰλε bouképhăle	βουκεφᾰ́λω boukephắlō	βουκέφᾰλοι bouképhăloi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

Inflection

Further reading