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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βουπρᾰ́σῐον (Bouprásion).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Būprasium n sg (genitive Būprasiī or Būprasī); second declension
- A town in Elis district situated on the borders with Achaia
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Buprasium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Buprasium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly