βούκερας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• βούκερον (boúkeron)

Etymology

From βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) +‎ κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bǔː.ke.ras/ → /ˈβu.ce.ras/ → /ˈvu.ce.ras/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bǔː.ke.ras/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.ke.ras/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβu.ce.ras/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvu.ce.ras/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvu.ce.ras/

Noun

βούκερᾰς • (boúkerăs) n (genitive βουκέρᾰος); third declension

1. fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)

   Synonyms: αἰγόκερας (aigókeras), τῆλις (têlis)

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ βούκερᾰς; τοῦ βουκέρᾰος (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ βούκερᾰς tò boúkerăs	τὼ βουκέρᾰε tṑ boukérăe	τᾰ̀ βουκέρᾰᾰ tằ boukérăă
Genitive	τοῦ βουκέρᾰος toû boukérăos	τοῖν βουκερᾰ́οιν toîn boukerắoin	τῶν βουκερᾰ́ων tôn boukerắōn
Dative	τῷ βουκέρᾰῐ̈ tôi boukérăĭ̈	τοῖν βουκερᾰ́οιν toîn boukerắoin	τοῖς βουκέρᾰσῐ / βουκέρᾰσῐν toîs boukérăsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ βούκερᾰς tò boúkerăs	τὼ βουκέρᾰε tṑ boukérăe	τᾰ̀ βουκέρᾰᾰ tằ boukérăă
Vocative	βούκερᾰς boúkerăs	βουκέρᾰε boukérăe	βουκέρᾰᾰ boukérăă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “βούκερας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• βούκερας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βούκερας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)