buprestis
See also: Buprestis
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βούπρηστις (boúprēstis), from βοῦς (boûs, “cow”) + πρήθω (prḗthō, “I burn, inflame, inflate”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /buːˈpreːs.tis/, [buːˈpreːs.tɪs]
Noun
būprēstis f (genitive būprēstis); third declension
- a beetle, which being eaten with the grass caused a swelling in cattle
- a kind of plant, perhaps Bupleurum rotundifolium, thought by some to be an aphrodisiac
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | būprēstis | būprēstēs |
| Genitive | būprēstis | būprēstium |
| Dative | būprēstī | būprēstibus |
| Accusative | būprēstem | būprēstēs |
| Ablative | būprēste | būprēstibus |
| Vocative | būprēstis | būprēstēs |
Descendants
- Translingual: Buprestis
References
- buprestis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- buprestis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette