LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

būgonia

būgonia f (genitive būgoniae)
Classical[buːˈɡɔ.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[buˈɡɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. the generating of bees from the putrid carcasses of cattle (recorded as the title of a work by the Ancient Greek philosopher Archelaus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebūgoniabūgoniae
genitivebūgoniaebūgoniārum
dativebūgoniaebūgoniīs
accusativebūgoniambūgoniās
ablativebūgoniābūgoniīs
vocativebūgoniabūgoniae

būgŏnĭa, ae, f., = βουγονία,
I. the generating of bees from the putrid carcasses of cattle, the title of a work of Archelaus, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 5.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek Βουγονία (Bougonía), from βοῦς (boûs) + γονή (gonḗ).

Quick answers

What does būgonia mean in Latin?
būgonia, a noun, means “the generating of bees from the putrid carcasses of cattle (recorded as the title of a work by the Ancient Greek philosopher Archelaus)”.
What is the genitive of būgonia?
The genitive singular is būgoniae. būgonia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce būgonia?
In classical Latin, [buːˈɡɔ.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [buˈɡɔː.ni.a].