bho

See also: BHO and bhó

Pali

Particle

bho

1. (vocative) friend
2. vocative singular/plural of bhavant (“sir”)

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• o

Etymology

From Old Irish úa, from Proto-Celtic *aw (“away”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away, down”).

Preposition

bho

1. from

   Synonym: à

Derived terms

• The following prepositional pronouns:

Personal inflection of bho
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	bhuam	bhuamsa
	2nd	bhuat	bhuatsa
	3rd m	bhuaithe	bhuaithesan
	3rd f	bhuaipe	bhuaipese
Plural	1st	bhuainn	bhuainne
	2nd	bhuaibh	bhuaibhse
	3rd	bhuapa	bhuapasan

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bho”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN