LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

būbō1

būbō m (genitive būbōnis)
Classical[ˈbuː.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbuː.bo]

Meaning

  1. owl, especially the Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
    Near-synonyms: noctua, strix, ulula, parra

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

avis nocturna mortis
būbō -ōnis (m) — in Aeneis, ch. 12

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebūbōbūbōnēs
genitivebūbōnisbūbōnum
dativebūbōnībūbōnibus
accusativebūbōnembūbōnēs
ablativebūbōnebūbōnibus
vocativebūbōbūbōnēs

būbo, ōnis, m. (f. only once Verg. A. 4, 462; cf. Serv. ad loc.; Non. p. 194, 1.— Hence given erroneously by Prisc. p. 683 P. and Rhemn. Palaem. p. 1370
I. fin. ib. as comm.) [βύας, βῦζα], an owl, the horned owl: Strix bubo, Linn., whose cry was considered as ill-boding, Plin. 10, 12, 16, § 34; Verg. A. 4, 462: ignavus bubo, Ov. M. 5, 550: profanus, id. ib. 6, 432 (cf. id. ib. 5, 543: profana avis): funereus, id. ib. 10, 453: Stygius (since Ascalaphus, son of Acheron or Styx, was changed to an owl; v. Ascalaphus), id. ib. 15, 791: rauci, id. Am. 1, 12, 19: bubone sinistro, Luc. 5, 396: trepidus, id. 6, 689: moestus, Sen. Med. 734: luctifer, id. Herc. Fur. 687: infaustus, Claud. in Eutr. 2, 407.

Origins

Onomatopoeic, compare Ancient Greek βύας (búas), Bulgarian буч (buč), Old Armenian բու (bu), Persian بوف (buf), Arabic بُوم (būm), Classical Syriac ܒܐܘܐ (baʾwāʾ) and Caucasian languages such as Old Georgian ბუვი (buvi), Chechen бухӏа (buha), and Aghul бу́гьу (búhu), all meaning owls.

Descendants
  • TranslingualBubo
noun · masculinethird declension
būbō2
būbō m (genitive būbōnis)
Classical[ˈbuː.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbuː.bo]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinbubo

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebūbōbūbōnēs
genitivebūbōnisbūbōnum
dativebūbōnībūbōnibus
accusativebūbōnembūbōnēs
ablativebūbōnebūbōnibus
vocativebūbōbūbōnēs

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Catalanbuba
  • Englishbubo
  • Romanianbubă
  • Galicianbouba
  • Medieval Latinbūbōnēs
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
bubō3
bubō (present infinitive bubere)
Classical[ˈbʊ.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbuː.bo]

Meaning

  1. to cry like a bittern

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.bubōbubēbambubam———
2nd sg.bubisbubēbāsbubēs———
3rd sg.bubitbubēbatbubet———
1st pl.bubimusbubēbāmusbubēmus———
2nd pl.bubitisbubēbātisbubētis———
3rd pl.bubuntbubēbantbubent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.bubambuberem——
2nd sg.bubāsbuberēs——
3rd sg.bubatbuberet——
1st pl.bubāmusbuberēmus——
2nd pl.bubātisbuberētis——
3rd pl.bubantbuberent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.bube—
pres. 2nd pl.bubite—
fut. 2nd sg.bubitō—
fut. 3rd sg.bubitō—
fut. 2nd pl.bubitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.bubuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivebubere—
present participlebubēns—
gerundbubendī, bubendō, bubendum

bŭbo, ĕre, v. n.,
I. to cry like a bittern, Auct. Carm. Philom. 42 (al. butio).

Origins

From būtiō (“bittern”).

Quick answers

What does būbō mean in Latin?
būbō, a noun, means “owl, especially the Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)”.
What is the genitive of būbō?
The genitive singular is būbōnis. būbō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce būbō?
In classical Latin, [ˈbuː.boː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbuː.bo].