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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βουθρωτόν (Bouthrōtón), variant of Βουθρωτός (Bouthrōtós).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Būthrōtum n sg (genitive Būthrōtī); second declension
- a town in Epirus situated on a peninsula, now Butrint (a town in Albania)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- “Buthrotum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Buthrotum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.