Βοῦσαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bûː.sai̯/ → /ˈβu.sɛ/ → /ˈvu.se/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bûː.sai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbu.sɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβu.sɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvu.se/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvu.se/

Noun

Βοῦσαι • (Boûsai) m pl (genitive Βουσῶν); first declension

1. Busae, a Persian tribe mentioned by Herodotus

Declension

First declension of οἱ Βοῦσαι; τῶν Βουσῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Βοῦσαι hoi Boûsai
Genitive	τῶν Βουσῶν tôn Bousôn
Dative	τοῖς Βούσαις toîs Boúsais
Accusative	τοὺς Βούσᾱς toùs Boúsās
Vocative	Βοῦσαι Boûsai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Būsae

Further reading

• Βοῦσαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Βοῦσαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)