βούτυρον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    βοῦς (boûs, “cow”) +‎ τυρός (turós, “cheese”).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    βούτῡρον • (boútūron) n (genitive βουτῡ́ρου); second declension

    1. butter

    Inflection

    Second declension of τὸ βούτῡρον; τοῦ βουτῡ́ρου (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative τὸ βούτῡρον
    tò boútūron     		τὼ βουτῡ́ρω
    tṑ boutū́rō     		τᾰ̀ βούτῡρᾰ
    tằ boútūră
    Genitive τοῦ βουτῡ́ρου
    toû boutū́rou     		τοῖν βουτῡ́ροιν
    toîn boutū́roin     		τῶν βουτῡ́ρων
    tôn boutū́rōn
    Dative τῷ βουτῡ́ρῳ
    tōî boutū́rōi     		τοῖν βουτῡ́ροιν
    toîn boutū́roin     		τοῖς βουτῡ́ροις
    toîs boutū́rois
    Accusative τὸ βούτῡρον
    tò boútūron     		τὼ βουτῡ́ρω
    tṑ boutū́rō     		τᾰ̀ βούτῡρᾰ
    tằ boútūră
    Vocative βούτῡρον
    boútūron     		βουτῡ́ρω
    boutū́rō     		βούτῡρᾰ
    boútūră
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Greek: βούτυρο (voútyro)
    • → Latin: būtȳrum (see there for further descendants)

    Further reading

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