Buprasium

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βουπρᾰ́σῐον (Bouprásion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /buːˈpra.si.um/, [buːˈpräs̠iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /buˈpra.si.um/, [buˈpräːs̬ium]

Proper noun

Būprasium n sg (genitive Būprasiī or Būprasī); second declension

1. A town in Elis district situated on the borders with Achaia

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Būprasium
Genitive	Būprasiī Būprasī1
Dative	Būprasiō
Accusative	Būprasium
Ablative	Būprasiō
Vocative	Būprasium
Locative	Būprasiī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• Buprasium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Buprasium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly