Bubastis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βούβαστις (Boúbastis), from Egyptian pr-bꜣstt (“Bubastis”), from pr (“house”) + bꜣstt (“Bastet”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /buːˈbas.tis/, [buːˈbäs̠t̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /buˈbas.tis/, [buˈbäst̪is]

Proper noun

Būbastis f sg (genitive Būbastis); third declension

1. Bubastis (an ancient city in Egypt)
2. Bastet (Egyptian deity identified with Diana)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Būbastis
Genitive	Būbastis
Dative	Būbastī
Accusative	Būbastim
Ablative	Būbaste
Vocative	Būbastis
Locative	Būbastī Būbaste

References

• “Bubastis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Bubastis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.