бой

See also: бои, бој, and Appendix:Variations of "boj"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔj]

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Etymology 1

O-grade deverbal of би́я (bíja, “to beat”). Diachronically, inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojь.

Noun

бой • (boj) m (relational adjective бо́ен)

1. beating, thrashing, drubbing, whopping, whipping, flogging, leathering, knock-about, punch-up, caning

   як бой ― jak boj ― solid whopping

   зверски бой ― zverski boj ― brutal beating

   съдирам някого от бой ― sǎdiram njakogo ot boj ― to beat someone to a pulp (literally, “to tear someone apart via beating”)

2. battle, fight, combat, ruck, set-to, struggle

   ръкопашен бой ― rǎkopašen boj ― hand-to-hand fight

   въздушен бой ― vǎzdušen boj ― areal combat

   превземам без бой ― prevzemam bez boj ― to conquer without striking a blow

   хвърлям в боя ― hvǎrljam v boja ― to bring/send in battle

Declension

Declension of бой

	singular	plural
indefinite	бой boj	боеве́, бойо́ве1 boevé, bojóve1
definite (subject form)	бо́ят bójat	боеве́те, бойо́вете1 boevéte, bojóvete1
definite (object form)	бо́я bója
count form	—	бо́я bója
vocative form	бо́ю bóju	боеве́, бойо́ве1 boevé, bojóve1

¹Archaic or dialectal.

Derived terms

nouns

• набо́й (nabój) (dialectal)
• отбо́й (otbój)
• побо́й (pobój)
• прибо́й (pribój)
• разбо́й (razbój)
• убо́й (ubój) (dated)

adjectives

• бо́ев (bóev)
• бо́ен (bóen)
• бо́як (bójak)

Related terms

• би́тка (bítka), би́тва (bítva) (action nouns)
• бое́ц (boéc) (agent noun)

References

• “бой¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бой (1)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “бо́й, бо́еве”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 60
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бой¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 63

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوی (boy, “stature”).

Noun

бой • (boj) m (dialectal)

1. height, size

   Synonym: (native term) ръст (rǎst)

Declension

Declension of бой

	singular
indefinite	бой boj
definite (subject form)	бо́ят bójat
definite (object form)	бо́я bója

References

• “бой²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бой (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Nayden Gerov (1895) “*бо́й”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[2] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 60
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бой²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 64

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boj]

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• Rhymes: -oj

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂ós, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike, hew”). Cognate with бить (bitʹ, “to beat”), with typical Indo-European nominal o-ablaut.

Noun

бой • (boj) m inan (genitive бо́я, nominative plural бои́, genitive plural боёв, relational adjective боево́й)

1. beating, breakage
2. battle, combat, engagement

   рукопа́шный бой ― rukopášnyj boj ― hand-to-hand fight(ing)/combat

3. fight, fighting, struggle
4. striking (of a clock)

Declension

Declension of бой (inan masc-form vowel-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́й bój	бои́ boí
genitive	бо́я bója	боёв bojóv
dative	бо́ю bóju	боя́м bojám
accusative	бо́й bój	бои́ boí
instrumental	бо́ем bójem	боя́ми bojámi
prepositional	бо́е bóje	боя́х bojáx
partitive	бо́ю bóju
locative	в бою́ v bojú

Synonyms

• бата́лия (batálija)
• бие́ние (bijénije)
• би́тва (bítva)
• борьба́ (borʹbá)
• матч (matč)
• оско́лки (oskólki)
• поеди́нок (pojedínok)
• разбитие (razbitije)
• раскалывание (raskalyvanije)
• сраже́ние (sražénije)
• схва́тка (sxvátka)
• черепки́ (čerepkí)

Related terms

• бить (bitʹ)
• боево́й (bojevój)
• боёк (bojók)
• бое́ц (bojéc)
• бо́йня (bójnja)
• бойцовский (bojcovskij)
• бойцо́вый (bojcóvyj)
• дальнобо́йщик m (dalʹnobójščik)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English boy.

Noun

бой • (boj) m anim (genitive бо́я, nominative plural бо́и, genitive plural бо́ев)

1. (archaic) boy (servant)
   • 1916, P. D. Ouspensky, Разговоры с дьяволом:

     Сначало старший бой принёс горячий, рассыпчатый, душистый рис. Лесли положил на тарелку порядочную порцию. Потом другой бой принёс два блюда с судочками с разными соусами- соус из раковых шеек, соус из рыбы, соус из яиц с томатом, соус из кусочков рублённого мяса, очень противный желтый соус из корня кёрри и соус из какой-то зелени вроде стручков.

     Snačalo staršij boj prinjós gorjačij, rassypčatyj, dušistyj ris. Lesli položil na tarelku porjadočnuju porciju. Potom drugoj boj prinjós dva bljuda s sudočkami s raznymi sousami- sous iz rakovyx šejek, sous iz ryby, sous iz jaic s tomatom, sous iz kusočkov rubljónnovo mjasa, očenʹ protivnyj želtyj sous iz kornja kjórri i sous iz kakoj-to zeleni vrode stručkov.

     At first the old boy brought hot, crumbly, fragrant rice. Leslie put a decent portion on the plate. Then another boy brought two dishes with cruets with different sauces- a crawfish tail sauce, a fish sauce, a sauce of eggs with tomato, a sauce of pieces of diced meat, a very revolting yellow sauce of curry root and a sauce of some kind of green, like husks.

Declension

Declension of бой (anim masc-form vowel-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́й bój	бо́и bói
genitive	бо́я bója	бо́ев bójev
dative	бо́ю bóju	бо́ям bójam
accusative	бо́я bója	бо́ев bójev
instrumental	бо́ем bójem	бо́ями bójami
prepositional	бо́е bóje	бо́ях bójax

Southern Altai

Etymology

Compare to Kyrgyz бой (boy, “growth”)

Noun

бой • (boy)

1. growth

References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бой”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN