bó

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bo"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bó, from Proto-Celtic *bāus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠoː/

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Noun

bó f (genitive singular bó, nominative plural ba)

1. cow

Declension

Declension of bó

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bó ba Vocative a bhó a bha Genitive bó bó Dative bó boin (archaic, dialectal) ba

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhó na ba Genitive na bó na mbó Dative leis an mbó leis an mboin (archaic, dialectal) don bhó don bhoin (archaic, dialectal) leis na ba

• Alternative dative singular: buin

Derived terms

• bó shamhraidh (“ladybird”)
• bó-aire (“cattleman”)
• bolgach bó (“cow-pox”)
• buachaill bó (“cowherd, cowboy”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bó	bhó	mbó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bó”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bó”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bó”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Mandarin

Romanization

bó (bo², Zhuyin ㄅㄛˊ)

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bāus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boː/

Noun

bó f (genitive bóu or bó, nominative plural baí)

1. ox, cow

Declension

Feminine irregular
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	bóL	baíL	baíH
Vocative	bóL	baíL	búH
Accusative	boinN	baíL	búH
Genitive	bóuH, bóH	bóL	báoN, bóN
Dative	boinL	buaib	buaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: bó
• Manx: booa
• Scottish Gaelic: bó, bò

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
bó	bó pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bó”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poː/

Noun

bó f

1. Alternative form of bò

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bó	bà
Genitive	bà or boin	bó
Dative	boin or bó	bà
Vocative	a bhó!

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *pɔːʔ; cognate with Arem /pɑːˀ/.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˦˥]

Verb

bó • (咘, 抪, 補, 𣔩, 𥿠)

1. to pack, press

Derived terms

Derived terms

• băng bó
• bó buộc
• gắn bó
• gò bó

 

Noun

(classifier cái) bó • (咘, 抪, 補, 𣔩, 𥿠)

1. pack, bundle

   Bó hoa

   Bouquet