bok
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /bɒk/
- (Received Pronunciation, General South African) IPA(key): /bɒk/
- Rhymes: -ɒk
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Afrikaans bok. Doublet of buck.
Adjective[edit]
bok
- (South Africa, slang) keen or willing.
- "Do you want to go to the movies?" "Ja, I'm bok."
Etymology 2[edit]
Imitative
Interjection[edit]
bok
- The clucking sound of a chicken.
- 2000, William S Pollack, Todd Shuster, Real boys' voices:
- And he says, "Chicken! Bok bok bok bok!" One time I got up and put the controller down and we started fighting.
- 2004, Andrew Bennett, Nicholas Royle, An introduction to literature, criticism and theory:
- So the librarian gives the chicken a book. The chicken goes away, but comes back the next day, goes up to the librarian's desk and says: 'Bok, bok!'
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch bok (“buck, male goat”), from Middle Dutch boc, from Old Dutch buc, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok (plural bokke, diminutive bokkie)
- goat
- antelope, buck
- Synonym: wildsbok
- (slang) lover (term of affection)
- Synonym: bokkie
- (gymnastics) vaulting horse
- blunder
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Xhosa: ibhokhwe
Adjective[edit]
bok (attributive bokke, comparative bokker, superlative bokste)
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Philippine English bok, from bunk, shortened from bunkmate.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: bok
Noun[edit]
bok
- one's batchmate or classmate in the Philippine Military Academy
Choctaw[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested as bayuk in the 17th century.
Noun[edit]
bōk (alienable)
Declension[edit]
possessive (alienable) | singular | paucal | plural |
---|---|---|---|
first-person ("my, our") | a̱bōk | pi̱bōk | hapi̱bōk |
second-person ("thy, your") | chi̱bōk | hachi̱bōk | |
third-person ("his, her, its, their") |
i̱bōk |
absolute | nominative | accusative | oblique | |
---|---|---|---|---|
neutral | bōk | bōkat | bōka̱ | bōkak |
contrastive | bōkakō | bōkakōsh | bōkako̱ | bōkakakō |
bōkato | bōkano | |||
focus | bōkō | bōkakō | ||
bōkōsh | bōko̱ |
-ma "that, there" |
-pa "this, here" |
-kia "also, too" |
-ba "only" |
-ōk "but" |
-akhī pejorative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
bōkma | bōkpa | bōk(ak)kia | bōkba | bōkōk | bōkakhī |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Czech bok, from Proto-Slavic *bokъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok m inan
Declension[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- bok in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- bok in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- bok in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch boc, from Old Dutch buc, from Proto-West Germanic *bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.
Noun[edit]
bok m (plural bokken, diminutive bokje n)
- male goat, billy
- Synonym: geitenbok
- buck, horse or pony; strong contraption on legs, resembling a mount
- (gymnastics) vaulting horse
- sawbuck
- Synonym: zaagbok
- a crane on legs
- box, perch (driver's seat on a carriage)
- (printing) job case, type case
- (derogatory) churl, grouch
- (derogatory) oaf, bumpkin
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: bok
- → Xhosa: ibhokhwe
- Berbice Creole Dutch: boko
- Negerhollands: bok
- → Aukan: boko boko
- → Guyanese Creole English: buck
- → Sranan Tongo: boko, bokoboko
- → Trinidadian Creole English: buck
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
bok
- inflection of bokken:
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *bokъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian bok, Polish bok, Czech bok, Russian бок (bok), and Serbo-Croatian bȍk.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /bɔk/
- Homophones: bog, Bog
Noun[edit]
bok m
- side (bounding straight edge of an object; flat surface of an object; left or right half; surface of a sheet of paper)
- page (one side of a leaf of a book)
- (chiefly in the dual) breast (organs on the front of a woman’s chest, which contain the mammary glands)
- Synonym: prědk
Declension[edit]
- Alternative locative singular: boce
Further reading[edit]
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “bok”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “bok”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Maranao[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From buhok, compare Tagalog buhok.
Noun[edit]
bok
- head hair
Marshallese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok (construct form bokin)
Etymology 4[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok
References[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English bōc, in turn from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok (plural bokes)
- book (written document composed of pages)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: book (see there for further descendants)
- Northumbrian: beuk
- Scots: buik, beuk, buke, beuck
- Yola: buke
References[edit]
- “bọ̄k, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Low German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Saxon bōk, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Stem vowel: ô¹
Noun[edit]
bôk n
Descendants[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- bog (non-standard since 1907)
Etymology[edit]
From Danish bog (“book”), from Old Norse bók (“beech, book”), from Proto-Germanic *bōks (“letter”), either from *bōkō (“beech”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos (“beech”), or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute, allot”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok f or m (definite singular boka or boken, indefinite plural bøker, definite plural bøkene)
- a book
Usage notes[edit]
- One of the nouns whose feminine form is predominant in formal writing.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok f or m (definite singular boka or boken, indefinite plural boker, definite plural bokene)
- a beech (tree).
Alternative forms[edit]
References[edit]
- “bok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- bók (set)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Akin to English book.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok f (definite singular boka, indefinite plural bøker, definite plural bøkene)
- a book
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “bok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Saxon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks, whence also Old English bōc, Old Frisian bōk, Old High German buoh, Old Norse bók.
Noun[edit]
bōk f or n
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bōk | bōki |
accusative | bōk | bōki |
genitive | bōki | bōkiō |
dative | bōki | bōkium |
instrumental | — | — |
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bōk | bōk |
accusative | bōk | bōk |
genitive | bōkes | bōkō |
dative | bōke | bōkun |
instrumental | — | — |
Descendants[edit]
Old Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ᛒᚮᚴ (Runic)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.
Noun[edit]
bōk f
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bōk | bōkin | bø̄ker | bø̄krina(r), -rena(r) |
accusative | bōk | bōkina, -ena | bø̄ker | bø̄krina(r), -rena(r) |
dative | bōk | bōkinni, -inne | bōkum, -om | bōkumin, -omen |
genitive | bōka(r) | bōkinna(r) | bōka | bōkanna |
Descendants[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bokъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok m inan
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- odłożyć na bok pf, odkładać na bok impf
Further reading[edit]
- bok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bok in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bokъ.
Noun[edit]
bȍk m (Cyrillic spelling бо̏к)
Declension[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bogъ. Other fringe theories exist but are largely unsupported.
Alternative forms[edit]
Interjection[edit]
bok (Cyrillic spelling бок)
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks, of uncertain origin but usually connected to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵ- (“beech”) or Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to allot”).
Noun[edit]
bok c
- book:
- collection of sheets of paper
- a work of literature
- a major division of a published work
Declension[edit]
Declension of bok | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bok | boken | böcker | böckerna |
Genitive | boks | bokens | böckers | böckernas |
Derived terms[edit]
- anteckningsbok
- boka
- bokanmälan
- bokantikvariat
- bokare
- bokauktion
- bokband
- bokbar
- bokbestånd
- bokbindare
- bokbinderi
- bokbindning
- bokbord
- bokbuss
- bokbål
- bokcafé
- bokcirkel
- bokfilm
- bokflod
- bokform
- bokformat
- bokföra
- bokförare
- bokföring
- bokförlag
- bokförläggare
- bokförsäljare
- bokhandel
- bokhylla
- bokhållare
- bokillustration
- bokkafé
- bokklubb
- boklig
- boklåda
- boklån
- boklärd
- bokläsare
- bokmal
- bokmarknad
- bokmoms
- bokmål
- bokmärke
- bokmässa
- bokning
- bokomslag
- bokpris
- bokpärm
- bokrea
- bokrecenssion
- bokrulle
- bokrygg
- boksamlare
- boksamling
- bokserie
- boksida
- bokskåp
- bokslukare
- bokslut
- bokstav
- bokstavera
- bokstavering
- bokstavlig
- bokstavligen
- bokstöd
- boksynt
- boktitel
- boktryck
- boktryckare
- boktryckeri
- bokutgivning
- bokutlåning
- bokvagn
- bokverk
- bokälskare
- bredvidläsningsbok
- dagbok
- dödbok
- faktabok
- flickbok
- föra bok
- handbok
- historiebok
- huvudbok
- kyrkbok
- loggbok
- läsebok
- läxbok
- ordbok
- plånbok
- pocketbok
- pojkbok
- räknebok
- sagobok
- skrivbok
- textbok
- uppslagsbok
- vaxduksbok
- årsbok
- äventyrsbok
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Swedish bōk, from Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōkō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos.
Noun[edit]
bok c
Declension[edit]
Declension of bok | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bok | boken | bokar | bokarna |
Genitive | boks | bokens | bokars | bokarnas |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish بوق (bòq, “excrement, dung, turd, shit”), from Proto-Turkic *bok (“dirt, dung”).
Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (bok), Kazakh боқ (boq), Azerbaijani pox, Kyrgyz бок (bok), etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok (definite accusative boku, plural boklar)
- shit (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowel)
Declension[edit]
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Nominative | bok | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | boku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | bok | boklar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | boku | bokları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | boka | boklara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | bokta | boklarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | boktan | boklardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | bokun | bokların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms[edit]
Volapük[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bok (nominative plural boks)
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