Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *b(e)u, of imitative origin. See also Ancient Greek βύας (búas), Bulgarian буч (buč), Old Armenian բուէճ (buēč), and North Persian بوم (bum). Also compare būteō (buzzard).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

būtiō m (genitive būtiōnis); third declension

  1. bittern

Declension edit

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative būtiō būtiōnēs
Genitive būtiōnis būtiōnum
Dative būtiōnī būtiōnibus
Accusative būtiōnem būtiōnēs
Ablative būtiōne būtiōnibus
Vocative būtiō būtiōnēs

References edit

  • butio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • butio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN