Boudica

English

Boudica statue near Westminster Pier, London

Alternative forms

• Boadicea, Boudicea, Boudicca

Etymology

From Latin Boudicca, from Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā (from which Proto-Brythonic *Bʉðig), from Proto-Celtic *boudīkos (“victorious”), from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“booty, victory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəʊˈdɪkə/, /ˈbuːdɪkə/

Proper noun

Boudica

1. A queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire, died c. 61 CE
   • 2005, Vanessa Collingridge, chapter 9, in Boudica, Random House, →ISBN, page 183:

     The Icenian King Prasutagus died after a long a prosperous reign of at least thirteen years. On his death, he left behind two daughters and a wife whose influence would be felt for the next two thousand years: her name was Boudica, queen of the Iceni.

Derived terms

• Boudican

Translations

queen of the British Iceni tribe

• French: Boadicée (fr) f
• Georgian: ბოუდიკა (boudiḳa)
• German: Boudicea f, Boadicea f, Boudicca f
• Greek: Βοαδίκεια f (Voadíkeia), Μπουντίκα (el) f (Bountíka)
• Latin: Boudicca f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Boudicca, Boadicea, Boudica

• Polish: Boudika f, Budyka f
• Russian: Бо́удикка f (Bóudikka)
• Welsh: Buddug f

Further reading

• Boudica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːˈdɪka/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɪka
• Hyphenation: Bou‧di‧ca

Proper noun

Boudica

1. Alternative spelling of Boudicca (“Boudica”)