βύας

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, compare Latin būbō, Bulgarian буч (buč), Old Armenian բու (bu), Persian بوم (bum), Arabic بُوم (būm), Classical Syriac ܒܐܘܐ (baʾwāʾ) and Caucasian languages such as Old Georgian ბუვი (buvi), Chechen бухӏа (buha), and Aghul бу́гьу (búhu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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βύᾱς (búāsm (genitive βύου); first declension

  1. eagle owl

Inflection

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Further reading

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