Butos

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βοῦτος (Boûtos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Būtos f sg (genitive Būtī); second declension

  1. A town of Lower Egypt situated on a lake

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Būtos
genitive Būtī
dative Būtō
accusative Būton
ablative Būtō
vocative Būte
locative Būtī

Derived terms

  • Būticus

References

  • Butos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Butos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly