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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βοῦτος (Boûtos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Būtos f sg (genitive Būtī); second declension
- A town of Lower Egypt situated on a lake
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- Butos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Butos”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly