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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From βουκέφᾰλος (bouképhălos, “bull-headed”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buː.ké.pʰa.los/ → /βuˈce.ɸa.los/ → /vuˈce.fa.los/
Proper noun
Βουκέφᾰλος • (Bouképhălos) m (genitive Βουκεφᾰ́λου); second declension
- Bucephalus
- a port of Corinth in the Saronic Gulf
- a port in Attica
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