Buthrotum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βουθρωτόν (Bouthrōtón), variant of Βουθρωτός (Bouthrōtós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /buːˈtʰroː.tum/, [buːˈt̪ʰroːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /buˈtro.tum/, [buˈt̪rɔːt̪um]

Proper noun

Būthrōtum n sg (genitive Būthrōtī); second declension

1. A town in Epirus situated on a peninsula, now Butrint (a town in Albania)

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Būthrōtum
genitive	Būthrōtī
dative	Būthrōtō
accusative	Būthrōtum
ablative	Būthrōtō
vocative	Būthrōtum
locative	Būthrōtī

Derived terms

• Būthrōtius

References

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