βουδάκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βοῦς (boûs, “cow”) +‎ δάκνω (dáknō, “to bite”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /buː.dá.kɛː/ → /βuˈða.ci/ → /vuˈða.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /buː.dá.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /buˈda.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βuˈða.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vuˈða.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vuˈða.ci/

Noun

βουδάκη • (boudákē)

1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: βούπρηστις (boúprēstis, “kind of poisonous beetle”).

References

• “βουδάκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• βουδάκη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Hesychius' Lexicon: β