Bubastis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βούβαστις (Boúbastis), from Egyptian pr-bꜣstt (“Bubastis”), from pr (“house”) + bꜣstt (“Bastet”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /buːˈbas.tis/, [buːˈbas.tɪs]

Proper noun

Būbastis f (genitive Būbastis); third declension

  1. Bubastis (ancient city in Egypt)
  2. Bastet (Egyptian deity identified with Diana)

Declension

Third declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Būbastis
Genitive Būbastis
Dative Būbastī
Accusative Būbastim
Ablative Būbaste
Vocative Būbastis
Locative Būbaste

References
  • Bubastis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Bubastis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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