LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Būddās

Būddās m sg (genitive Būddae)
Classical[ˈbuːd.daːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbud.das]

Meaning

  1. The Buddha (founder of Buddhism)
    Jam vidisti ne ergo quot Manis, Zoradis, aut Buddas haec docendo deceperint?c. 291 CE – 365 CE, Gaius Marius Victorinus, Contra Duo Principia Manichaeorum 7
    Apud Gymnosophistas Indiae, quasi per manus hujus opinionis auctoritas traditur, quod Buddam principem dogmatis eorum, e latere suo virgo generarit.392 CE, Hieronymus, Adversus Jovinianum 1,42

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBūddās—
genitiveBūddae—
dativeBūddae—
accusativeBūddam
Būddān
—
ablativeBūddā—
vocativeBūddā—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βούδδᾱς (Boúddās, “Buddha”), from Sanskrit बुद्ध (Buddha).

Quick answers

What does Būddās mean in Latin?
Būddās, a proper noun, means “The Buddha (founder of Buddhism)”.
What is the genitive of Būddās?
The genitive singular is Būddae. Būddās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Būddās?
In classical Latin, [ˈbuːd.daːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbud.das].