βούττιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • βουτζίον (boutzíon), βοττίον (bottíon), βουτίον (boutíon), βούτιον (boútion), βουττίν (bouttín), βούττιν (boúttin), βουτσίον (boutsíon)

Etymology

    From βοῦττις (boûttis) + -ιον (-ion).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    βούττιον • (boúttionn (genitive βουττίου); second declension

    1. (Byzantine) diminutive of βοῦττις (boûttis)

    Declension

    Descendants

    • Greek: βουττί (vouttí), ’ουττί (’outtí), β’τί (v’tí)dialectal
    • Italiot Greek: βουττί (vouttí)
    • Cypriot Greek: βουττίν (vouttín)
    • Vulgar Latin: *buttia (from the plural)

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