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Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek βούπαις (boúpais), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + παῖς (paîs, “boy”).
Pronunciation
Noun
būpaes m (genitive būpaedos); third declension
- 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).
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