Busiris

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Βούσιρις (Boúsiris), from Egyptian pr-wsjr (literally “house of Osiris”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [buːˈsiː.rɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [buˈs̬iː.ris] === Proper noun === Būsīris f sg (genitive Būsīris or Būsīridis); third declension A town of Lower Egypt situated south of Sais and birthplace of Osiris ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem; two different stems), with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Būsīrītes ==== Descendants ==== Italian: Busiride === References === “Busiris”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Busiris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly