LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

būprēstis

būprēstis f (genitive būprēstis)
Classical[buːˈpreːs.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[buˈprɛs.tis]

Meaning

  1. a beetle, which being eaten with the grass caused a swelling in cattle
  2. a kind of plant, perhaps Bupleurum rotundifolium, thought by some to be an aphrodisiac

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebūprēstisbūprēstēs
genitivebūprēstisbūprēstium
dativebūprēstībūprēstibus
accusativebūprēstembūprēstēs
būprēstīs
ablativebūprēstebūprēstibus
vocativebūprēstisbūprēstēs

būprestis, is, f., = βούπρηστις (πρήθω, to swell up).
I. A venomous beetle, whose sting caused a swelling in cattle, Plin. 30, 4, 10, § 30; 31, 10, 46, § 119; Veg. 5, 14, 10; 5, 77, 1; Isid. Orig. 12, 8, 5; Dig. 48, 8, 3, § 3.—
II. A kind of vegetable, Plin. 22, 22, 36, § 78.

Origins

From Ancient Greek βούπρηστις (boúprēstis), from βοῦς (boûs, “cow”) + πρήθω (prḗthō, “to burn, inflame, inflate”).

Descendants
  • TranslingualBuprestis

In English words that came into English from būprēstis

  • buprestidanbūprēstis

Quick answers

What does būprēstis mean in Latin?
būprēstis, a noun, means “a beetle, which being eaten with the grass caused a swelling in cattle; a kind of plant, perhaps Bupleurum rotundifolium, thought by some to be an aphrodisiac”.
What is the genitive of būprēstis?
The genitive singular is būprēstis. būprēstis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce būprēstis?
In classical Latin, [buːˈpreːs.tɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [buˈprɛs.tis].