Butua

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

According to Ernst Eichler and others, Budva, Butua and Βουθόη (Bouthóē) is ultimately derived from the word Proto-Albanian *bukta-[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Butua f sg (genitive Butuae); first declension

  1. A town in Dalmatia, now Budva or Budua

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Butua
Genitive Butuae
Dative Butuae
Accusative Butuam
Ablative Butuā
Vocative Butua
Locative Butuae

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eichler, Ernst; Hilty, Gerold; Löffler, Heinrich; Steger, Hugo; Zgusta, Ladislav (2008). Namenforschung / Name Studies / Les noms propres. 1. Halbband. Walter de Gruyter. p. 718.
  • Butua in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Butua”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Butua&oldid=66048928"