βοῦς

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷōus. Cognates include Sanskrit गो (go), Latin bos, and Old English cū (English cow).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [bóː̀s]
  • (Koine): IPA: [buːs]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [βus]

[edit] Noun

βοῦς (genitive βοός) m & f, third declension; (bous)

  1. cow, ox, cattle
  2. shield - ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι δερμάτων συνεκδοχικῶς τό ὃπλον. Because the weapon is made of successive bovine skins.

[edit] Inflection

    Inflection
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ/ἡ βοῦς τώ βόε οἱ/αἱ βόες
Genitive τοῦ/τῆς βοός τοῖν βοοῖν τῶν βοῶν
Dative τῷ/τῇ βοΐ τοῖν βοοῖν τοῖς/ταῖς βουσί(ν)
Accusative τόν/τήν βοῦν τώ βόε τούς/τάς βοῦς
Vocative βοῦ βόε βόες

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