бой

See also: бои and бој

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔj/

Noun

бой • (boj) m

1. beating, thrashing, drubbing, whopping, whipping, flogging, leathering, knock-about, set-to, fight, punch-up, caning, spanking
2. battle, fight, combat, action, engagement, ruck, struggle
3. height, stature

Inflection

Inflection of бой

	singular	plural
indefinite	бой	боеве
definite (subject form)	боят	боевете
definite (object form)	боя
count form	—	боя
vocative form	бою	боеве

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boj]

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• Rhymes: -oj

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *bojь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂ós, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike, hew”). Cognate with бить (bitʹ, “to beat”), with typical Indo-European nominal o-ablaut.

Noun

бой • (boj) m inan (genitive бо́я, nominative plural бои́, genitive plural боёв)

1. beating, breakage
2. battle, combat, engagement

   рукопа́шный бой ― rukopášnyj boj ― hand-to-hand fight(ing)/combat

3. fight, fighting, struggle
4. striking (of a clock)

Declension

Declension of бой (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́й bój	бои́ boí
genitive	бо́я bója	боёв bojóv
dative	бо́ю bóju	боя́м bojám
accusative	бо́й bój	бои́ boí
instrumental	бо́ем bójem	боя́ми bojámi
prepositional	бо́е bóje	боя́х bojáx
locative	бою́ bojú

Synonyms

• бата́лия (batálija)
• бие́ние (bijénije)
• би́тва (bítva)
• борьба́ (borʹbá)

• матч (matč)
• оско́лки (oskólki)
• поеди́нок (pojedínok)
• разбитие (razbitije)

• раскалывание (raskalyvanije)
• сраже́ние (sražénije)
• схва́тка (sxvátka)
• черепки́ (čerepkí)

Related terms

• бить (bitʹ)
• боево́й (bojevój)
• боёк (bojók)
• бое́ц (bojéc)
• бо́йня (bójnja)
• бойцовский (bojcovskij)
• бойцо́вый (bojcóvyj)
• дальнобо́йщик m (dalʹnobójščik)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English boy.

Noun

бой • (boj) m anim (genitive бо́я, nominative plural бо́и, genitive plural бо́ев)

1. (archaic) boy (servant)

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Declension

Declension of бой (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́й bój	бо́и bói
genitive	бо́я bója	бо́ев bójev
dative	бо́ю bóju	бо́ям bójam
accusative	бо́я bója	бо́ев bójev
instrumental	бо́ем bójem	бо́ями bójami
prepositional	бо́е bóje	бо́ях bójax