bos

See also: Bos, Bos., bo's, boș, boš, and boş

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔs/

Noun

bos (plural bosse, diminutive bossie)

1. wood, forest
2. bush, shrub
3. bunch, bundle, sheaf, bouquet

   Hy het vir my 'n bossie blomme gegee

   He gave me a bunch/bouquet of flowers

Derived terms

• bosbedryf
• bosbeheer
• bosbestuur
• bosbewaring

• bosbewoner
• bosveld
• boswagter
• boswerker

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Cornish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbos/

Verb

bos

1. to be

Conjugation

Note that the personal pronoun (the subject in general) follows the verb.

	Singular	Plural
Present tense - short form
First person	ov vy/ma, oma (I am)	on ni (we are)
Second person	os jy/ta (you are)	owgh hwi (you are)
Third person	yw ev/va, ywa (he is)	yns i (they are)
Present tense - long form
First person	erov vy, erom (I am)	eron ni (we are)
Second person	eros jy, es (you are)	dydych hwi (you are)
Third person	yma/ma ev/va (he is)	ymons/mons i (they are)
Imperfect tense - short form
First person	en vy (I was)	en ni (we were)
Second person	es jy (you were)	ewgh hwi (you were)
Third person	o ev/o (he was)	ens i (they were)
Imperfect tense - long form
First person	esen vy (I was)	esen ni (we were)
Second person	eses jy (you were)	esewgh hwi (you were)
Third person	esa ev/o (he was)	esens i (they were)
Future tense
First person	bedhav vy, bedham (I will be)	bedhyn ni (we will be)
Second person	bedhys jy (you will be)	bedhowgh hwi (you will be)
Third person	bedh ev/o (he will be)	bedhons i (they will be)
Preterite tense
First person	beuv vy, beum (I was)	beun ni (we were)
Second person	beus jy (you were)	bewgh hwi (you were)
Third person	beu ev/o (he was)	bons i (they were)
Conditional tense
First person	bien vy, biem (I would be)	bien ni (we would be)
Second person	bies jy (you would be)	biewgh hwi (you would be)
Third person	bia ev/o (he would be)	biens i (they would be)
Present-future subjunctive
First person	bon vy (I am)	bon ni (we are)
Second person	bos jy (you are)	bowgh hwi (you are)
Third person	bo ev/o (he is)	bons i (they were)
Imperfect subjunctive
First person	ben vy, beum (I might have been)	ben ni (we might have been)
Second person	bes jy (you might have)	bewgh hwi (you might have been)
Third person	be ev/o (he might have been)	bens i (they might have been)

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Dalmatian

Etymology 1

Possibly from Latin buxus (“box tree”).

Noun

bos m

1. oak tree

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

bos m

1. thigh, hind quarters

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Danish

Noun

bos n

1. genitive singular indefinite of bo

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Dutch

een bos (n, a forest)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bosch, busch, from Old Dutch *busk, from Frankish *busc, *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. Compare German Busch, West Frisian bosk, English bush, Danish busk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔs/

• audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔs

Noun

bos n (plural bossen, diminutive bosje n)

1. wood, forest

   Zij ging wandelen in de bossen.

   She went walking in the woods.

bos m (plural bossen, diminutive bosje n)

1. bouquet, cluster, bunch

   Hij bracht een bosje bloemen mee.

   He brought me a bouquet of flowers.

Derived terms

• bebossen
• bosbes

• loofbos
• naaldbos

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος (púksos).

Noun

bos m (plural bos)

1. box (tree)
2. boxwood

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Irish

Alternative forms

• bas

Noun

bos f (genitive boise, nominative plural bosa)

1. (anatomy) palm of the hand
2. (hurling) the flattened, curved end of a hurley

Declension

Declension of bos

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bos bosa Vocative a bhos a bhosa Genitive boise bos Dative bois bosa

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhos na bosa Genitive na boise na mbos Dative leis an mbois don bhois leis na bosa

• Dual: dhá bhois

Synonyms

• dearna (“palm”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bos	bhos	mbos
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Ladino

Noun

bos f (Latin spelling, plural bozes)

1. alternative form of boz

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Latin

Wikipedia ^la

bōs (a bull)

Etymology

Borrowed from Osco-Umbrian, most likely Sabellic (vs. expected Latin **ūs ~ **vōs), from Proto-Italic *gʷōs; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws, which also gave Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), Sanskrit गो (go) (nominative singular gaús), and English cow.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /boːs/

• Audio (Classical)

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Noun

bōs m, f (genitive bovis); third declension

1. a cow, bull, or ox
   • c. 98 CE, Tacitus, Germania 18

     Hoc iuncti boves, hoc paratus equus, hoc data arma denuntiant.

     The yoked oxen, the harnessed steed, the gift of arms, proclaim this fact.

Inflection

Third declension, irregular.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	bōs	bovēs
genitive	bovis	boum
dative	bovī	bōbus būbus
accusative	bovem	bovēs
ablative	bove	bōbus būbus
vocative	bōs	bovēs

Synonyms

• cornigera pl

Hyponyms

• taurus m
• vacca f

Derived terms

• boārius
• Bosporus / Bosphorus
• bovārius
• bovātim
• bovicīdium
• bovillus
• bovīnus

• bovīnor
• būbīle
• Būbōna
• bubsequa
• būbulīnus
• būbulus
• Lūca bōs

Related terms

• bovilla
• būbalus
• būbula

• bubulcārius
• bubulcitō
• bubulcus

Descendants

• Aromanian: bou
• Asturian: güe
• Campidanese Sardinian: boi
• Catalan: bou, boví
• Dalmatian: bu
• French: bœuf
  • English: beef
• Friulian: bo
• Galician: boi

• Italian: bove, bue
• Old Portuguese: boi
• Portuguese: boi
• Romanian: bou
• Romansch: bov
• Sicilian: boi, voi
• Sardinian: boe
• Spanish: buey
• Venetian: bo

See also

Taxonomy: Bos taurus (domestic cow) on Wikipedia

References

• bos in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

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Malaccan Creole Portuguese

Etymology

From Portuguese vós (“ye”), from Old Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs (“ye”).

Pronoun

bos

1. you; thou (second-person singular personal pronoun)

See also

Malaccan Creole Portuguese personal pronouns (edit)
Person	Singular	Plural
First	yo	nus
Second	bos	bolotu
Third	eli	olotu

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bosъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bôːs/

Adjective

bȏs (definite bȏsī, Cyrillic spelling бо̑с)

1. barefoot

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bos	bosa	boso
genitive		bosa	bose	bosa
dative		bosu	bosoj	bosu
accusative	inanimate animate	bos bosa	bosu	boso
vocative		bos	bosa	boso
locative		bosu	bosoj	bosu
instrumental		bosim	bosom	bosim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bosi	bose	bosa
genitive		bosih	bosih	bosih
dative		bosim(a)	bosim(a)	bosim(a)
accusative		bose	bose	bosa
vocative		bosi	bose	bosa
locative		bosim(a)	bosim(a)	bosim(a)
instrumental		bosim(a)	bosim(a)	bosim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bosi	bosa	boso
genitive		bosog(a)	bose	bosog(a)
dative		bosom(u/e)	bosoj	bosom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	bosi bosog(a)	bosu	boso
vocative		bosi	bosa	boso
locative		bosom(e/u)	bosoj	bosom(e/u)
instrumental		bosim	bosom	bosim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		bosi	bose	bosa
genitive		bosih	bosih	bosih
dative		bosim(a)	bosim(a)	bosim(a)
accusative		bose	bose	bosa
vocative		bosi	bose	bosa
locative		bosim(a)	bosim(a)	bosim(a)
instrumental		bosim(a)	bosim(a)	bosim(a)

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbóːs/, /ˈbɔ́s/
• Tonal orthography: bọ̑s, bȍs

Adjective

bós or bòs (not comparable)

1. barefoot

Declension

Declension of bós (hard)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bós ind bósi def	bósa	bóso
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	bóso	bóso
genitive	bósega	bóse	bósega
dative	bósemu	bósi	bósemu
locative	bósem	bósi	bósem
instrumental	bósim	bóso	bósim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bósa	bósi	bósi
accusative	bósa	bósi	bósi
genitive	bósih	bósih	bósih
dative	bósima	bósima	bósima
locative	bósih	bósih	bósih
instrumental	bósima	bósima	bósima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bósi	bóse	bósa
accusative	bóse	bóse	bósa
genitive	bósih	bósih	bósih
dative	bósim	bósim	bósim
locative	bósih	bósih	bósih
instrumental	bósimi	bósimi	bósimi

Declension of bòs (hard)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bòs ind bôsi def	bôsa	bôso
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	bôso	bôso
genitive	bôsega	bôse	bôsega
dative	bôsemu	bôsi	bôsemu
locative	bôsem	bôsi	bôsem
instrumental	bôsim	bôso	bôsim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bôsa	bôsi	bôsi
accusative	bôsa	bôsi	bôsi
genitive	bôsih	bôsih	bôsih
dative	bôsima	bôsima	bôsima
locative	bôsih	bôsih	bôsih
instrumental	bôsima	bôsima	bôsima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bôsi	bôse	bôsa
accusative	bôse	bôse	bôsa
genitive	bôsih	bôsih	bôsih
dative	bôsim	bôsim	bôsim
locative	bôsih	bôsih	bôsih
instrumental	bôsimi	bôsimi	bôsimi

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Swedish

Noun

bos

1. indefinite genitive singular of bo

Verb

bos

1. infinitive passive of bo.
2. present tense passive of bo.

Synonyms

• bebos

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

English boss

Noun

bos

1. boss; overseer; master
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:26 (translation here):

     Bihain God i tok olsem, “Nau yumi wokim ol manmeri bai ol i kamap olsem yumi yet. Bai yumi putim ol i stap bos bilong ol pis na ol pisin na bilong olgeta kain animal na bilong olgeta samting bilong graun.”

Synonyms

• masta

Related terms

• bosim

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Volapük

Pronoun

bos

1. something

Declension

    declension of bos

	singular	plural
nominative	bos	boss
genitive	bosa	bosas
dative	bose	boses
accusative	bosi	bosis