Butos

Latin

Alternative forms

• Būtō

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βοῦτος (Boûtos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.tos/, [ˈbuːt̪ɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.tos/, [ˈbuːt̪os]

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