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English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Bura
- A Chadic language spoken in Nigeria.
Etymology 2
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Proper noun
Bura
- An Austronesian language spoken in Vanuatu.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βοῦρα (Boûra).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Būra f sg (genitive Būrae); first declension
- a town of Achaia and member of the Achean league
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Bura”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Bura”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Bura in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old Norse
Proper noun
Bura
- accusative/dative/genitive singular of Buri