boos

See also: bõos

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːz/
• Rhymes: -uːz
• Homophone: booze

Noun

boos

1. plural of boo

Verb

boos

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boo

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish buit, from Proto-Brythonic *buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom. Cognate with Welsh bwyd.

Noun

boos m (plural bosow)

1. food
2. meal

Derived terms

• boos atal (“junk food”)
• boos baban (“baby food”)
• boos bestes (“animal feed”)
• boos dhe breder (“food for thought”)
• boos leth (“milk based food”)
• boos lonnow (“animal feed”)
• bosa (“to feed”)
• bosti (“restaurant”)
• ewl voos (“appetite”)
• gwara boos (“groceries”)
• kreuna voos (“food bank”)
• prys boos (“meal time”)
• rewl voos (“diet”)
• rol voos (“menu”)
• sagh boos (“stomach”)

Mutation

Mutation of boos

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
boos	voos	unchanged	poos	foos, voos*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bôse, from Old Dutch bōsi, from Proto-West Germanic *bausī, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːs/

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• Hyphenation: boos
• Rhymes: -oːs

Adjective

boos (comparative bozer, superlative meest boos or boost)

1. mad, angry
2. upset, frustrated
3. evil

   Er zijn boze geesten in deze bossen. ― There are evil spirits in these forests.

Declension

Declension of boos
uninflected	boos
inflected	boze
comparative	bozer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		boos	bozer	het boost het booste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	boze	bozere	booste
	n. sing.	boos	bozer	booste
	plural	boze	bozere	booste
definite		boze	bozere	booste
partitive		boos	bozers	—

Synonyms

• toornig

Derived terms

• boosheid

Descendants

• Negerhollands: boos