Bucephalus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bucephalus in British English:
UK [bju(:)ˈsefələs]
How to pronounce Bucephalus in American English:
US [bjuˈsɛfələs]
Word Origin
- Bucephalus
- Alexander the Great's favorite horse, from Greek Boukephalos, literally "Ox-head," from bous "ox" (see cow (n.)) + kephale "head" (see cephalo-). Men called [him] Bucephalus ... of the marke or brand of a buls head, which was imprinted vpon his shoulder. [Pliny, I.220, tr. Holland, 1601]
Example
- 1. Alexander the great was extremely fond of his warhorse bucephalus .
- 2. Alexander the great had bucephalus , napoleon had marengo , the duke of wellington had copenhagen .