βούπαις

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

βοῦς (boûs, ox) +‎ παῖς (paîs, child)

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

βούπαις (boúpaism (genitive βούπαιδος); third declension

  1. big boy
  2. (of bees) child of the ox (in allusion to the rite of būgonia)
  3. some type of fish
    • AD 5th C., Hesychius Alexandreus, Συναγωγὴ Πασῶν Λέξεων κατὰ Στοιχεῖον
  4. herdsman
    • Suid.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Latin: būpaes

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