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]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /buˈbas.tis/, [buˈbäst̪is]
Proper noun
Būbastis f sg (genitive Būbastis); third declension
- Bubastis (an ancient city in Egypt)
- 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