βοῦφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin, like Latin būbō (“owl”), Old Armenian բուէճ (buēč, “eagle owl”), and North Persian بوم (bum, “owl”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bûː.pʰos/ → /ˈβu.ɸos/ → /ˈvu.fos/

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

Noun

βοῦφος • (boûphos) m (genitive βούφου); second declension

1. eagle owl (Bubo bubo)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ βοῦφος; τοῦ βούφου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βοῦφος ho boûphos	τὼ βούφω tṑ boúphō	οἱ βοῦφοι hoi boûphoi
Genitive	τοῦ βούφου toû boúphou	τοῖν βούφοιν toîn boúphoin	τῶν βούφων tôn boúphōn
Dative	τῷ βούφῳ tôi boúphōi	τοῖν βούφοιν toîn boúphoin	τοῖς βούφοις toîs boúphois
Accusative	τὸν βοῦφον tòn boûphon	τὼ βούφω tṑ boúphō	τοὺς βούφους toùs boúphous
Vocative	βοῦφε boûphe	βούφω boúphō	βοῦφοι boûphoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• βοῦφος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)