bubones

Latin

Alternative forms

būbō sg

Etymology

Medieval Latin; from Ancient Greek βουβών (boubṓn, “groin, swelling”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /buːˈboː.neːs/, [buːˈboːneːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /buˈbo.nes/, [buˈbɔːnes]

Noun

būbōnēs m pl (genitive būbōnum); third declension

(Medieval Latin, plural only) buboes; inflamed swellings of the lymph nodes.

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	būbōnēs
Genitive	būbōnum
Dative	būbōnibus
Accusative	būbōnēs
Ablative	būbōnibus
Vocative	būbōnēs

Derived terms

būbōnicus

Related terms

būbōnium

Descendants

Catalan: bubó
English: bubo
Italian: bubbone
Portuguese: bubão

References

bubones in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Noun

bubones m pl

plural of bubón

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