Busiris

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βούσιρις (Boúsiris), from Egyptian pr-wsjr (literally “house of Osiris”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /buːˈsiː.ris/, [buːˈs̠iːrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /buˈsi.ris/, [buˈs̬iːris]

Proper noun

Būsīris f sg (genitive Būsīris or Būsīridis); third declension

1. A town of Lower Egypt situated south of Sais and birthplace of Osiris

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Būsīris
Genitive	Būsīris Būsīridis
Dative	Būsīrī Būsīridī
Accusative	Būsīrem Būsīridem
Ablative	Būsīre Būsīride
Vocative	Būsīris
Locative	Būsīrī Būsīre Būsīridī Būsīride

Derived terms

• Būsīrītes

Descendants

• Italian: Busiride

References

• Busiris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Busiris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly