Βουκέφαλος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς (Boukephálās)
Etymology
From βουκέφᾰλος (bouképhalos, “bull-headed”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /buː.ké.pʰa.los/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /buˈke.pʰa.los/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βuˈce.ɸa.los/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /vuˈce.fa.los/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /vuˈce.fa.los/
Proper noun
Βουκέφᾰλος • (Bouképhalos) m (genitive Βουκεφᾰ́λου); second declension
- Bucephalus
- c. 6th century CE, Stephanus Byzantius, Ethnica
- 5th century CE, Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον
- Geoponica 16.2.1
- (geography) a port of Corinth in the Saronic Gulf
- (geography) a port in Attica
- c. 6th century CE, Stephanus Byzantius, Ethnica
Declension
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Βουκέφᾰλος ho Bouképhalos | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Βουκεφᾰ́λου toû Boukephálou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Βουκεφᾰ́λῳ tôi Boukephálōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Βουκέφᾰλον tòn Bouképhalon | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Βουκέφᾰλε Bouképhale | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: Būcephalus
Further reading
- Βουκέφαλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
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