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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Abbreviation 2 English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.3 Anagrams 3 Catalan 3.1 Adjective 4 Cuiba 4.1 Noun 5 Dutch 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Etymology 5.3 Noun 6 Italian 6.1 Alternative spellings 6.2 Interjection 7 Lojban 7.1 Cmavo 8 Mandarin 8.1 Pinyin 8.2 Pinyin syllable 8.2.1 Usage notes 9 Norwegian Bokmål 9.1 Etymology 1 9.1.1 Noun 9.1.1.1 Synonyms 9.1.1.2 Related terms 9.1.1.3 Usage notes 9.2 Etymology 2 9.2.1 Alternative spellings 9.2.2 Noun 9.2.2.1 Synonyms 9.2.2.2 Derived terms 9.3 Etymology 3 9.3.1 Alternative spellings 9.3.2 Verb 9.3.2.1 Synonyms 9.3.2.2 Derived terms 9.3.2.3 See also 9.4 References 10 Norwegian Nynorsk 10.1 Etymology 10.2 Noun 10.2.1 Synonyms 10.2.2 Related terms 10.2.3 Usage notes 10.3 References 11 Old Norse 11.1 Noun 12 Polish 12.1 Pronunciation 12.2 Conjunction 13 Slovene 13.1 Verb 14 Swedish 14.1 Pronunciation 14.2 Verb 14.3 Noun 14.3.1 Conjugation

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Abbreviation

bo

1. (as bo): ISO-639 code for Tibetan

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Japanese 棒 (ぼう, bō) ‘rod, pole, stick’, from Middle Chinese *bạ́uŋ, from Old Chinese *brōŋʔ; compare Mandarin 棒 (bàng).

[edit] Noun

bo (plural bos)

1. (martial arts) A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bo
• ob, Ob, OB

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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Adjective

bo m. (feminine bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones)

1. good

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[edit] Cuiba

[edit] Noun

bo

1. home, house

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: bo
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• Rhymes: -o

[edit] Etymology

Short for boterham.

[edit] Noun

bo m. (plural bo’s, diminutive boke)

1. (Flemish) sandwich

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Alternative spellings

• boh

[edit] Interjection

bo

1. An interjection expressing doubt or indecision.
   • Viene Filomena stasera? Bo, non m’ha richiamato.
     • Is Filomena coming tonight? I don’t know, she never called me back.

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[edit] Lojban

[edit] Cmavo

bo

1. Closest scope grouping operator; groups surrounding words within compound words.
   • le xunre kerfa bo smani
     • the haired monkey who is red

   compare to:

   • le xunre kerfa smani
     • the monkey who has red hair

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Pinyin

bo (form of bo0 or bo5)

1. 啵:
2. 蔔: radish

[edit] Pinyin syllable

bo

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, bō, bó, bǒ, or bò.

[edit] Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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[edit] Norwegian Bokmål

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle Low German behof (compare behov)

[edit] Noun

bo (idiomatic use only)

1. to need, have a use for

   Jeg har bo for en hammer.

   I could use a hammer.

[edit] Synonyms

• behøve
• trenge
• ha bruk for

[edit] Related terms

• behov

[edit] Usage notes

A noun not commonly used.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Danish bo, from Old Norse bú, "settled area, town" (compare alternative form bu). Akin to bod, "store room, booth" and the verb bo, "to live".

[edit] Alternative spellings

• bu

[edit] Noun

bo n. (definite singular boet; indefinite plural bo; definite plural boa/boene)

1. one's home (mainly idiomatic)

   De giftet seg og satte bo.

   They married and settled down/build their home.

2. estate

   Å skifte et bo.

   To divide an estate.

[edit] Synonyms

• (one's home) bolig, hjem/heim
• (estate) eiendom, gods

[edit] Derived terms

• dødsbo
• konkursbo
• sette bo
• skifte et bo
• uskiftet bo
• sitte i uskiftet bo
• ta et bo under behandling

[edit] Etymology 3

From Danish bo, from Old Norse búa, "to prepare, finish, make preparations, equip", cognate with Old English būan, Old Frisian buwa, Old Saxon būan and Old High German būan (> German bauen).

[edit] Alternative spellings

• bu

[edit] Verb

bo (present tense bor; past tense bodde; past participle bodd)

1. to live (have permanent residence), to stay

   Hvor bor du (hen)?

   Where do you live?

   Jeg vet hvor du bor.

   I know where you live.

   Hvor lenge blir du boende.

   How long will you be staying?

2. to be, to dwell, to be in

   Husk at all skjønnhet på jord bor i de evige ord: Jeg elsker deg. (Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson)

   Remember that all beauty on Earth dwells in those eternal words: I love you.

   Du aner ikke hva som virkelig bor i henne.

   You have no idea what she's really like. (literally: "you have no idea what really dwells in her")

[edit] Synonyms

• (to live, have residence) holde hus (holde til huse), holde til husere, kampere, leve, losjere, oppholde seg, residere, tilbringe
• (dwell in, be in) finnes, rommes, skjule seg, være, være til stede

[edit] Derived terms

• boende
• bo sammen
• bo seg i hjel
• bygge og bo
• hva som bor i

[edit] See also

• bu (alternative form and Nynorsk form)

[edit] References

• “bo” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “bo” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• search on "bo" on Ordtak.no - web site containing quotes and citations

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[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Low German behof (compare behov)

[edit] Noun

bo (idiomatic use only)

1. to need, have a use for

   Eg har bo for ein hammar.

   I could use a hammer.

[edit] Synonyms

• behøve
• trenge
• turve
• ha bruk for

[edit] Related terms

• behov

[edit] Usage notes

A noun not commonly used.

[edit] References

• “bo” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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[edit] Old Norse

[edit] Noun

bo

1. (East dialect) dwelling

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɔ/

[edit] Conjunction

bo

1. because
2. or (else)

   Wstawaj już, bo spóźnisz się do szkoły!

   Get up now or you'll be late at school!

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Verb

bo

1. third-person singular future form of biti.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

Conjugations of bo
Infinitive	bo
Present tense	bor
Past tense	bodde
Supine	bott
Imperative	bo
Present participle	boende
Past participle	bodd

bo

1. live; dwell; to have permanent residence
   • Jag vill bo i en stor stad.
     • I want to live in a big city.

[edit] Noun

bo n.

Inflection for bo	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	bo	boet	bon	bona
Possessive form	bos	boets	bons	bonas

1. nest; the place where certain animals live, in particular birds.

   fågelbo

   bird’s nest

[edit] Conjugation

Alternative form for the definite singular: bot/bots.