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proper noun · femininethird declension

Būsīris

Būsīris f sg (genitive Būsīris or Būsīridis)
Classical[buːˈsiː.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[buˈs̬iː.ris]

Meaning

  1. A town of Lower Egypt situated south of Sais and birthplace of Osiris

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBūsīris—
genitiveBūsīris
Būsīridis		—
dativeBūsīrī
Būsīridī		—
accusativeBūsīrem
Būsīridem		—
ablativeBūsīre
Būsīride		—
vocativeBūsīris—
locativeBūsīrī
Būsīre, Būsīridī, Būsīride		—

Būsīris, ĭdis and ĭdos (ĭdis, Verg. G. 3, 5;
I. ìdos, Stat. Th. 12, 155; acc. Busiridem, Quint. 2, 7, 4; Hyg. Fab. 31; 56; Serv.ad Verg. A. 8, 300: Busirin, Ov. A. A. 1, 649; id. M. 9, 183: Busirim, Amm. 28, 1, 46), = Βούσῖρις.
I. Masc., a king of Egypt, who sacrificed strangers, and was himself slain by Hercules, Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 15; Verg. G. 3, 5; Mythogr. Lat. 1, 65; 2, 157; Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 39; Macr. S. 3, 5, 9.—
II. Fem., a considerable town in Lower Egypt, with a temple of Isis, now Abousir, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64.—
B. A village near the Great Pyramid, Plin. 36, 12, 16, § 76.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Βούσιρις (Boúsiris), from Egyptian pr-wsjr (literally “house of Osiris”).

Descendants
  • ItalianBusiride

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyBusirisBusiris (Βούσιρις), according to Apollodorus (2.1.5), a son of Aegyptus, who was killed by the Danaid Automate; but according to Diodorus (1.17), he w…GeographyBusirisBusiris (Βούσιρις, Hdt. 1.59, 61,165; Strab. xvii. p.802; Plut. Is. et Osir. 30; Ptol. 4.5.51; Plin. Nat. 5.9. s. 11: Hierocl. p. 725; Steph. B. sub v…

Quick answers

What does Būsīris mean in Latin?
Būsīris, a proper noun, means “A town of Lower Egypt situated south of Sais and birthplace of Osiris”.
What is the genitive of Būsīris?
The genitive singular is Būsīris. Būsīris is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Būsīris?
In classical Latin, [buːˈsiː.rɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [buˈs̬iː.ris].