proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Būcephalās
Būcephalās m sg (genitive Būcephalae)
Classical[buːˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫaːs]Ecclesiastical[buˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.las]
Meaning
- Bucephalus (the name of a horse belonging to Alexander the Great)
Eidem Alexandro et equi magna raritas contigit. Bucephalan eum vocarunt sive ab aspectu torvo sive ab insigni taurini capitis armo inpressi.
Alexander also happened to have a great rarity of a horse. They called him Bucephalas, either from his savage appearance or from the sign of a bull's head stamped on his forequarter.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 8.154
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Būcephalās | — |
| genitive | Būcephalae | — |
| dative | Būcephalae | — |
| accusative | Būcephalān | — |
| ablative | Būcephalā | — |
| vocative | Būcephalā | — |
Būcĕphălas, ae (-lus, i, Paul. ex Fest. p. 32 Müll.; Būcĕphăla, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 3, 11), m., = Βουκεφάλας (Macedon. = Βουκέφαλος, that which is arked with the figure of a bullock's head—βοῦς, κεφαλή—or so called from the breadth of its forehead),
I. the horse of Alexander the Great, Curt. 6, 5, 18; 9, 3, 23; Gell. 5, 2, 1; acc. Bucephalan, Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 154.—Hence,
II. Būcĕphăla, ōrum, n. (or -la, ae, f., Curt. 9, 3, 23; or -īa, ae, f.; or -ē, ēs, f., Just. 12, 8, 8; or -lŏs, i, f., Gell. 5, 2, 5), = Βουκέφαλα, a town in India, on the Hydaspes, built by Alexander, and named after his horse, Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 77; Sol. 45.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷous
- Ancient Greek βοῦς(boûs)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰebʰ-
- LatinBūcephalās
Proto-Indo-European *gʰébʰōlder. Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́ Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ) Ancient Greek -ᾱς (-ās) Ancient Greek Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς (Boukephắlās)bor. Latin Būcephalās Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς (Boukephắlās).
Descendants
- EnglishBucephalas