proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Būddās
Būddās m sg (genitive Būddae)
Classical[ˈbuːd.daːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbud.das]
Meaning
- 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 7Apud 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
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Būddās | — |
| genitive | Būddae | — |
| dative | Būddae | — |
| accusative | Būddam Būddān | — |
| ablative | Būddā | — |
| vocative | Būddā | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βούδδᾱς (Boúddās, “Buddha”), from Sanskrit बुद्ध (Buddha).