Probably of onomatopoeic origin, like Latin būbō (“owl”), Old Armenian բուէճ (buēč, “eagle owl”), and North Persian بوم (bum, “owl”).
βοῦφος • (boûphos) m (genitive βούφου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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