Bootes

See also: bootes and Boötes

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːtəs/

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Noun

Bootes

1. genitive singular of Boot

   Synonym: Boots

Proper noun

Bootes m

1. (astronomy) Boötes (a constellation)

   Synonym: Bärenhüter m

Latin

Alternative forms

• Boō̈tēs

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βοώτης (Boṓtēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /boˈoː.teːs/, [boˈoːt̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /boˈo.tes/, [boˈɔːt̪es]

Proper noun

Boōtēs m sg (genitive Boōtae); first declension

1. Boötes, the constellation.

Usage notes

• Sometimes written Boötes, with a diaeresis.

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Boōtēs
Genitive	Boōtae
Dative	Boōtae
Accusative	Boōtēn
Ablative	Boōtē
Vocative	Boōtē

Descendants

• → Dutch: Boötes
• → English: Boötes

References

• “Bootes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Bootes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.