βοῦτις
From LSJ
ἔξαψις σφοδρὰ μετὰ πολλῆς βίας πίπτουσα ἐπὶ γῆς → a violent flare-up falling on the ground with great force, thunder and lightning
English (LSJ)
or βοῦττις, ἡ,
A vessel in the shape of the frustum of a cone, Hero *Stereom.2.9; βούτη ib.1.52, Aët.3.133:—Dim. βούτιον Hippiatr.34.
Greek Monolingual
βοῡτις και βοῡττις, η (Α)
κάδος, συνήθως ξύλινος, με σχήμα κόλουρου κώνου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Βλ. βούτη).
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: vase in the form of a frustum of a cone (Hero).
Other forms: also βούτη
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: S. Szemerényi, BSOAS 19 (1957) 627f. See βυτίνη, βωτίον, βωσίον. Lat. buttis may be a loanword. Clearly a loanword.
