"Bucephalas" meaning in Latin

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Proper name

IPA: [buːˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫaːs] [Classical-Latin], [buˈt͡ʃɛː.fa.las] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς (Boukephắlās). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς}} Ancient Greek Βουκεφᾰ́λᾱς (Boukephắlās) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Būcephalās<1>}} Būcephalās m sg (genitive Būcephalae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Būcephalās<1>}} Forms: Būcephalās [canonical, masculine, singular], Būcephalae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Būcephalās [nominative, singular], Būcephalae [genitive, singular], Būcephalae [dative, singular], Būcephalān [accusative, singular], Būcephalā [ablative, singular], Būcephalā [singular, vocative]
  1. Bucephalus (the name of a horse belonging to Alexander the Great) Tags: declension-1
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