buteo

See also: Buteo

English

Etymology

From the genus name Buteo, from Latin būteō.

Noun

buteo (plural buteos)

  1. Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.
    • 1988, February 5, “Jerry Sullivan”, in Field & Street‎:
      In flight, it has the broad-winged, wide-tailed look of the buteos, the soaring hawks that are built like small eagles.

Translations

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin buteo.

Noun

buteo (accusative singular buteon, plural buteoj, accusative plural buteojn)

  1. buzzard

Latin

Etymology

Probably imitative of a buzzard or hawk's cry.

Pronunciation

Noun

būteō m (genitive būteōnis); third declension

  1. A sort of hawk or falcon

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative būteō būteōnēs
genitive būteōnis būteōnum
dative būteōnī būteōnibus
accusative būteōnem būteōnēs
ablative būteōne būteōnibus
vocative būteō būteōnēs

Descendants

See also

References

  • buteo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • buteo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • buteo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • buteo in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.