bupaes

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Latin

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Etymology

From the Ancient Greek βούπαις (boúpais), from βοῦς (boûs, ox) +‎ παῖς (paîs, boy).

Pronunciation

Noun

būpaes m (genitive būpaedos); third declension

  1. a boy or youth of massive proportions: one, hyperbolically, as big as an ox
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Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant).

singular plural
nominative būpaes būpaedes
genitive būpaedos būpaedum
dative būpaedī būpaedibus
accusative būpaeda būpaedas
ablative būpaede būpaedibus
vocative būpaes būpaedes

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