boa

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See also: Boa and bō-á

English

Boa constrictor

Etymology

From Middle English boa, from Latin boa (“large snake”), a species of serpent mentioned in Pliny's Naturalis Historia (Natural History).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -əʊə

Noun

boa (plural boas or boae)

  1. Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico, and the chevalier boa of Peru.
  2. (plural "boas") A type of scarf typically made from feathers.

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin boa (“large snake”).

Noun

boa f (plural boes)

  1. boa (snake)

Further reading

Danish

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Etymology

From Latin boa (“large snake”).

Noun

boa c (singular definite boaen, plural indefinite boaer)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (item of clothing)

Declension

Declension of boa
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative boa boaen boaer boaerne
genitive boas boaens boaers boaernes

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch boa, from {der|nl|la|boa}}. The use for scarf derived from French boa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboː.aː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: boa
  • Rhymes: -oːaː

Noun

boa m (plural boa's, diminutive boaatje n)

  1. boa, snake of the genus Boa
  2. fur or plumed scarf, boa

Esperanto

Adjective

boa (accusative singular boan, plural boaj, accusative plural boajn)

  1. Related by marriage (rarely used; bo- is usually a prefix).

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɑ/, [ˈbo̞.ɑ̝]
  • IPA(key): /ˈboːɑ/, [ˈbo̞ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -o.ɑ
  • Syllabification(key): bo‧a

Noun

boa

  1. boa (snake)

Declension

Inflection of boa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative boa boat
genitive boan boien
partitive boaa boia
illative boaan boiin
singular plural
nominative boa boat
accusative nom. boa boat
gen. boan
genitive boan boien
boain rare
partitive boaa boia
inessive boassa boissa
elative boasta boista
illative boaan boiin
adessive boalla boilla
ablative boalta boilta
allative boalle boille
essive boana boina
translative boaksi boiksi
abessive boatta boitta
instructive — boin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of boa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative boani boani
accusative nom. boani boani
gen. boani
genitive boani boieni
boaini rare
partitive boaani boiani
inessive boassani boissani
elative boastani boistani
illative boaani boiini
adessive boallani boillani
ablative boaltani boiltani
allative boalleni boilleni
essive boanani boinani
translative boakseni boikseni
abessive boattani boittani
instructive — —
comitative — boineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative boasi boasi
accusative nom. boasi boasi
gen. boasi
genitive boasi boiesi
boaisi rare
partitive boaasi boiasi
inessive boassasi boissasi
elative boastasi boistasi
illative boaasi boiisi
adessive boallasi boillasi
ablative boaltasi boiltasi
allative boallesi boillesi
essive boanasi boinasi
translative boaksesi boiksesi
abessive boattasi boittasi
instructive — —
comitative — boinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative boamme boamme
accusative nom. boamme boamme
gen. boamme
genitive boamme boiemme
boaimme rare
partitive boaamme boiamme
inessive boassamme boissamme
elative boastamme boistamme
illative boaamme boiimme
adessive boallamme boillamme
ablative boaltamme boiltamme
allative boallemme boillemme
essive boanamme boinamme
translative boaksemme boiksemme
abessive boattamme boittamme
instructive — —
comitative — boinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative boanne boanne
accusative nom. boanne boanne
gen. boanne
genitive boanne boienne
boainne rare
partitive boaanne boianne
inessive boassanne boissanne
elative boastanne boistanne
illative boaanne boiinne
adessive boallanne boillanne
ablative boaltanne boiltanne
allative boallenne boillenne
essive boananne boinanne
translative boaksenne boiksenne
abessive boattanne boittanne
instructive — —
comitative — boinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative boansa boansa
accusative nom. boansa boansa
gen. boansa
genitive boansa boiensa
boainsa rare
partitive boaansa boiaan
boiansa
inessive boassaan
boassansa 		boissaan
boissansa
elative boastaan
boastansa 		boistaan
boistansa
illative boaansa boiinsa
adessive boallaan
boallansa 		boillaan
boillansa
ablative boaltaan
boaltansa 		boiltaan
boiltansa
allative boalleen
boallensa 		boilleen
boillensa
essive boanaan
boanansa 		boinaan
boinansa
translative boakseen
boaksensa 		boikseen
boiksensa
abessive boattaan
boattansa 		boittaan
boittansa
instructive — —
comitative — boineen
boinensa

Compounds

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Noun

boa m (plural boas)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf)

Further reading

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin boa (“large snake”).

Noun

boa f (plural boas)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

boa

  1. feminine singular of bo

Further reading

Italian

Noun

boa m (uncountable)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf)

Noun

boa f (plural boe)

  1. buoy

Katembri

Noun

boa

  1. moon

References

  • Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 88-89

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

boa f (genitive boae); first declension

  1. A large snake native to Roman Italy.
  2. A disease, the measles or smallpox.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative boa boae
Genitive boae boārum
Dative boae boīs
Accusative boam boās
Ablative boā boīs
Vocative boa boae

Verb

(deprecated template usage) boā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of boō

References

Lindu

Noun

boa

  1. lie; falsehood

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin boa.

Noun

boa m anim (indeclinable)

  1. boa (snake)

Etymology 2

From French boa, from Latin boa.

Noun

boa n (indeclinable)

  1. boa (feather boa)

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese bõa, from Latin bona, feminine of bonus (“good”).

Adjective

boa

  1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective bom.
Derived terms

Noun

boa f (plural s)

  1. an interesting story, joke or news

Interjection

boa!

  1. good one!, well done!, all right! (expresses approval, applause or admiration)

Etymology 2

From New Latin Boa, from Latin boa (“large Italian snake species”).

Noun

boa f (plural s)

  1. boa (any snake of the Boa genus)
Synonyms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin boa.

Pronunciation

Noun

boa f (plural boas)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf made from feathers)

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

boa c

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf)

Declension

Declension of boa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative boa boan boor boorna
Genitive boas boans boors boornas

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French pourboire (“tip”, literally “fordrink”).

Pronunciation

Verb

boa

  1. to leave a tip; to give gratuity
    tiền boa
    a tip
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