bubones

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Medieval Latin; from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, groin, swelling).

Pronunciation

Noun

būbōnēs m pl (genitive būbōnum); third declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, plural only) buboes; inflamed swellings of the lymph nodes.

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative būbōnēs
genitive būbōnum
dative būbōnibus
accusative būbōnēs
ablative būbōnibus
vocative būbōnēs

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: bubó
  • French: bubon
  • Italian: bubbone
  • Spanish: bubón

References

Spanish

Noun

bubones m pl

  1. plural of bubón