Βούδειον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of obscure, but probably non-Greek origin. Compare the Lycian settlement Βουβών (Boubṓn), thought by Ptolemy, Pliny, and Stephanus to be related to Βούδειον (Boúdeion).[1][2] Also compare Βούθεια (Boútheia), Boutheia, also of Anatolian origin.[3]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Βούδειον • (Boúdeion) n (genitive Βουδείου); second declension

  1. Budium, Magnesia, Greece

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Βουδιάτης (Boudiátēs)
  • Βουδιεύς (Boudieús)

Descendants

  • Latin: Būdium

References

  1. Foss, C.; Mitchell, S. (2000), "Map 65 Lycia - Pisidia", in Talbert, J.A. (ed.), Map-by-Map Directory (PDF), Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 998–1012
  2. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. s. v. Βούβων.
  3. The Annual of the British School at Athens. (1963). United Kingdom: MacMillan, p. 65
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