bod

See also: BOD, böd, and bød

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːd
• IPA^(key): /bɒd/
• Rhymes: -ɒd

Noun

bod (plural bods)

1. (slang) The body.

   Fred likes to keep his bod in shape.

2. (slang) A person.

   George was a bit of an odd bod.

   • 2005, Richard Templar, The Rules of Management (page 73)

     There were cameras covering car parks, offices, corridors and storage areas in the basement. Result. The security bods started watching as if their lives depended on it.

Derived terms

• odd bod

Anagrams

• dob, DOB

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Czech

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Noun

bod m

1. (geometry) point
2. point (temperature)
3. item (of an agenda)
4. point, mark (sport)

Derived terms

• bod mrazu
• bod tání
• bod varu
• bod vzplanutí

• opěrný bod
• rosný bod
• trestný bod
• uzlový bod

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse búð.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːd/, [b̥oːˀð], [b̥oðˀ]
• Rhymes: -oːð
• Rhymes: -oð

Noun

bod c (singular definite boden, plural indefinite boder)

1. booth, stall
2. shop

Inflection

Inflection of bod

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bod	boden	boder	boderne
genitive	bods	bodens	boders	bodernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bót.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːd/, [b̥oːˀð], [b̥oðˀ]

Noun

bod c (singular definite boden, not used in plural form)

1. fine
2. penance

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bot, from Old Dutch *bot, from Proto-Germanic *budą. Cognate with Old High German bot, Old English bod, Old Norse boð (Swedish bud).

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

bod n (plural boden, diminutive bodje n)

1. order
2. offer

Derived terms

• aan bod komen
• gebod
• verbod

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bot, from Proto-Celtic *buzdos (“tail, penis”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gwosdʰos (“piece of wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bˠɔd̪ˠ]

Noun

bod m (genitive boid, nominative plural boid)

1. penis
2. (archaic) churl, boor

Declension

Declension of bod

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bod boid Vocative a bhoid a bhoda Genitive boid bod Dative bod boid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bod na boid Genitive an bhoid na mbod Dative leis an mbod don bhod leis na boid

Derived terms

• bodach
• bodúil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bod	bhod	mbod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Polish

Noun

bod m

1. baud

Declension

    declension of bod

	singular	plural
nominative	bod	body
genitive	bodu	bodów
dative	bodowi	bodom
accusative	bod	body
instrumental	bodem	bodami
locative	bodzie	bodach
vocative	bodzieb	body

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish bot, from Proto-Celtic *buzdos (“tail, penis”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gwosdʰos (“piece of wood”).

Noun

bod m

1. (anatomy) penis

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

See bȍsti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːd/

Noun

bȏd m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑д)

1. sting (with a needle or a sharp object)
2. stitch (embroidery, knitting)
3. (sports) point

Declension

    declension of bod

	singular	plural
nominative	bȏd	bódovi
genitive	boda	bodova
dative	bodu	bodovima
accusative	bod	bodove
vocative	bode	bodovi
locative	bodu	bodovima
instrumental	bodom	bodovima

Etymology 2

From English baud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːd/

Noun

bȏd m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑д)

1. baud

Declension

    declension of bod

	singular	plural
nominative	bȏd	bódovi
genitive	boda	bodova
dative	bodu	bodovima
accusative	bod	bodove
vocative	bode	bodovi
locative	bodu	bodovima
instrumental	bodom	bodovima

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Swedish

Noun

bod c

1. a shed, a shack, a small building
2. a shop, a boutique

Declension

Declension of bod

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bod	boden	bodar	bodarna
genitive	bods	bodens	bodars	bodarnas

Related terms

• bagarbod
• bodbiträde
• bodknodd
• bodlucka
• redskapsbod
• slaktarbod
• vedbod
• visthusbod

Synonyms

• butik
• skjul

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Volapük

Etymology

Borrowing from German Brot, English bread and Dutch brood.

Noun

bod (plural bods)

1. bread

Declension

declension of bod

	singular	plural
nominative	bod	bods
genitive	boda	bodas
dative	bode	bodes
accusative	bodi	bodis
predicative	bodu	bodus
vocative	o bod!	o bods!

Derived terms

• bodabrekül
• bodakrut
• bodaplatot
• bodaramar
• bodasup
• bodated

• bodatoed
• boded
• bodel
• bodiär
• bodibak
• bodik

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Welsh

Verb

bod (highly irregular)

1. to be

Conjugation

Conjugation

Literary forms	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present progressive	wyf, ydwyf	wyt, ydwyt	mae; yw, ydyw, ydy, ydi; oes; sydd, sy	ŷm, ydym	ŷch, ydych	maent; ŷnt, ydynt	ys, ydys
present habitual/future	byddaf	byddi	bydd	byddwn	byddwch	byddant	byddir, byddys
imperfect/conditional	oeddwn	oeddit, oeddet	oedd, ydoedd	oeddem	oeddech	oeddynt, oeddent	oeddid
imperfect habitual	byddwn	byddit	byddai	byddem	byddech	byddent	byddid
past	bûm	buost	bu	buom	buoch	buont, buant	buwyd
pluperfect	buaswn	buasit	buasai	buasem	buasech	buasent	buasid, buesid
plup. forms combined with pe	petaswn	petasit	petasai	petasem	petasech	petasent	—
present subjunctive	bwyf, byddwyf	bych, byddych, byddech	bo, byddo	bôm, byddom	boch, byddoch	bônt, byddont	bydder
imperfect subjunctive	bawn, byddwn	bait, baet, byddit, byddet	bai, bae, byddai	baem, byddem	baech, byddech	baent, byddent	byddid
impf. subj. forms combined with pe	petawn	petait, petaet	petai	petaem	petaech	petaent	—
imperative	—	bydd, bydda	bydded, boed, bid	byddwn	byddwch	byddent	bydder
verbal noun	bod
verbal adjectives	bodedig bodadwy

Colloquial forms		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
present	affirmative	dw i, rw i, w i	rwyt ti	mae e/o/hi, ma' fe; ydy, yw; sy	dan ni, ŷn ni	dach chi, ych chi	maen nhw
	negative	dydw i ddim, dw i ddim, w i ddim, sa i	dwyt ti ddim, ti ddim, so ti	dydy e/o/hi ddim, dyw e/hi ddim, so fe/hi; does dim; sy ddim	dydyn ni ddim, dan ni ddim, dydan ni ddim, ŷn ni ddim, so ni	dydych chi ddim, dach chi ddim, dydach chi ddim, ych chi ddim, chi ddim, so chi	dydyn nhw ddim, ŷn nhw ddim, so nhw
	interrogative	ydw i	wyt ti	ydy e/o/hi, yw e/hi; oes; sy	ydan ni, ŷn ni	ydych chi, dach chi, ydach chi, ych chi	ydyn nhw, ŷn nhw
imperfect	affirmative	roeddwn i, o’n i	roeddet ti, o’t ti	roedd e/o/hi, oedd e/o/hi, o’dd e/o/hi	roedden ni, o’n ni	roeddech chi, o’ch chi	roedden nhw, o’n nhw
	negative	doeddwn i ddim, o’n i ddim, do’n i ddim	doeddet ti ddim, o’t ti ddim, do’t ti ddim	doedd e/o/hi ddim, oedd e/o/hi ddim, o’dd e/o/hi ddim, do’dd e/o/hi ddim	doedden ni ddim, o’n ni ddim, do’n ni ddim	doeddech chi ddim, o’ch chi ddim, do’ch chi ddim	doedden nhw ddim, o’n nhw ddim, do’n nhw ddim
	interrogative	oeddwn i, o’n i	oeddet ti, o’t ti	oedd e/o/hi, oedd e/o/hi, o’dd e/o/hi	oedden ni, o’n ni	oeddech chi, o’ch chi	oedden nhw, o’n nhw
past		bues i	buest ti	buodd e/o/hi; bu	buon ni	buoch chi	buon nhw
future		bydda i, ’dda i	byddi di	bydd e/o/hi	byddwn ni	byddwch chi	byddan nhw
conditional		byddwn i; baswn i, swn i	byddet ti; baset ti, set ti	byddai fe/fo/hi; basai fe/fo/hi, sa fo/hi, se fe/hi	bydden ni; basen ni, sen ni	byddech chi; basech chi, sech chi	bydden nhw; basen nhw, sen nhw
other conditional forms used after pe		taswn i, bawn i, tawn i	taset ti, baet ti, taet ti	tasai fe/fo/hi, bai fe/fo/hi, tai fe/fo/hi	tasen ni, baen ni, taen ni	tasech chi, baech chi, taech chi	tasen nhw, baen nhw, taen nhw
imperative		—	bydd, bydda	—	—	byddwch	—

Usage notes

• Bod is the primary auxiliary verb in Welsh, used to form a great number of tenses.
• The two conditional tenses can be opted between freely.
• The preterite is relatively rare and mostly interchangeable with the imperfect.
• In the tenses given here, all forms of bod must be linked to a noun or verb with yn, wedi, or some other similar particle.

Conjunction

bod (verb functioning as conjunction)

1. that... is, that... are, etc. (personal forms: mod i, fod ti, fod e/o, bod hi, bod ni, bod chi, bod nhw)

   Dw i’n meddwl bod hi’n ddoniol. — I think that she’s funny.

   Mae hi’n meddwl mod i’n dod. — She thinks that I’m coming.

   Roedd Eleri yn dweud fod ti’n sâl. — Eleri was saying you’re ill.

Usage notes

• Bod is used as ‘that’ only when the clause to be made dependent begins with a form of bod (the verb ‘to be’) in the present tense.
• Nouns can take either bod or fod, regardless of gender.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bod	fod	mod	unchanged