Butua

Latin

Etymology

According to Ernst Eichler and others, Budva, Butua and Βουθόη (Bouthóē) is ultimately derived from the word Proto-Albanian *bukta-

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.tu.a/, [ˈbʊt̪uä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.tu.a/, [ˈbuːt̪uä]

Proper noun

Butua f sg (genitive Butuae); first declension

1. A town in Dalmatia, now Budva or Budua

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Butua
Genitive	Butuae
Dative	Butuae
Accusative	Butuam
Ablative	Butuā
Vocative	Butua
Locative	Butuae

References

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