Bubastis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βούβαστις (Boúbastis), from Egyptian pr-bꜣstt (“Bubastis”), from pr (“house”) + bꜣstt (“Bastet”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /buːˈbas.tis/, [buːˈbäs̠t̪ɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /buˈbas.tis/, [buˈbäst̪is]

Proper noun

Būbastis f sg (genitive Būbastis); third declension

Bubastis (an ancient city in Egypt)
Bastet (Egyptian deity identified with Diana)

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Būbastis
Genitive	Būbastis
Dative	Būbastī
Accusative	Būbastim
Ablative	Būbaste
Vocative	Būbastis
Locative	Būbastī Būbaste

References

“Bubastis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Bubastis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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