"Bucephalus" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας (Bouképhalos, Boukephálas), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + -ᾱς (-ās). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|Būcephalus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin Būcephalus, {{bor+|en|la|Būcephalus}} Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, {{der|en|grc|Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας}} Ancient Greek Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας (Bouképhalos, Boukephálas), {{compound|grc|βοῦς|κεφᾰλή|-ᾱς|nocat=yes|t1=ox|t2=head}} βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + -ᾱς (-ās) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bucephalus
  1. (historical) The warhorse of Alexander the Great. Tags: historical Translations (the warhorse of Alexander the Great): Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς (Boukephálās) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Bukephalos (Danish), Bukefalos (Finnish), Bukephalosz (Hungarian), Būcephalus (Latin), Бу́кефал (Búkefal) [masculine] (Macedonian), बुसेफालस (busephālas) [masculine] (Marathi), बौकेफालोस (baukephālos) [masculine] (Marathi), Bucefał [masculine] (Polish), Bucéfalo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Bucephalus-en-name-Upr4X2S5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 12 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bucephalas

Noun [English]

Forms: Bucephaluses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, from Ancient Greek Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας (Bouképhalos, Boukephálas), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + -ᾱς (-ās). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|Būcephalus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin Būcephalus, {{bor+|en|la|Būcephalus}} Borrowed from Latin Būcephalus, {{der|en|grc|Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας}} Ancient Greek Βουκέφαλος, Βουκεφάλας (Bouképhalos, Boukephálas), {{compound|grc|βοῦς|κεφᾰλή|-ᾱς|nocat=yes|t1=ox|t2=head}} βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + κεφᾰλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + -ᾱς (-ās) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bucephalus (plural Bucephaluses)
  1. (humorous) Any horse used for riding. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-Bucephalus-en-noun-YcQ5GrB2
  2. (figurative, obsolete) That which is the greatest of its kind. Tags: figuratively, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Bucephalus-en-noun-wqB9ftA~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bucephalas

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Bucephalus meaning in All languages combined (5.4kB)

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