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(noun) An expanse of marshland.
(noun, Irish, UK, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) A toilet.
(verb, intransitive, informal) To become (figuratively or literally) mired or stuck.
(verb, transitive, UK, informal) To make a mess of something.
(verb, euphemism, slang, UK, with "off") To go away.
(Croatian, Lower Sorbian, Slovene, noun) god
(Croatian, noun, colloquial) idol, god
(Danish, noun) book
(Danish, noun) beech mast
(French, noun, ecology) An ombrotrophic peatland.
(German, verb) past tense of biegen.
(Hungarian, noun) knot
(Irish, Scottish Gaelic, adjective) soft
(Irish, adjective) loose
(Irish, adjective) lukewarm
(Irish, verb) to move
(Norwegian, noun) shoulder (of an animal)
(Old English, noun) the arm or shoulder
(Old English, noun) a branch or bough of a tree
(Scottish Gaelic, adjective) wet, damp, moist

English edit

Pronunciation edit

(GenAM): enPR: bäg, IPA: /bɑg/, SAMPA: /bAg/
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(RP) enPR: bŏg, IPA: /bɒɡ/, SAMPA: /bQg/
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Rhymes: -ɒɡ

Etymology 1 edit

Irish and Scottish Gaelic bogach (“‘soft, boggy ground’”) from bog (“‘soft’”)

Noun edit

Singular
bog

Plural
bogs

bog (plural bogs)

An expanse of marshland.
(Irish, UK, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) A toilet.

Synonyms edit

(expanse of marshland): marsh, moor, swamp
(coarse slang: a toilet): shithouse (taboo slang), dunny (Australia)

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

expanse of marshland

Afrikaans: vlei
Bulgarian: блато bg(bg) n.
Croatian: tresetište hr(hr) n.
Czech: rašeliniště cs(cs) n.
Danish: mose da(da), sump da(da)
Estonian: raba et(et), soo et(et)
Finnish: suo fi(fi), neva fi(fi)

German: Sumpf de(de) m.
Hungarian: mocsár hu(hu)
Irish: bogach ga(ga) m.
Italian: palude it(it) f.
Latin: palūs la(la) f.
Norwegian: myr no(no), sump no(no)
Spanish: ciénaga es(es) f.

coarse slang: a toilet

Afrikaans: kakhuis
Bulgarian: кенеф bg(bg) m.
Danish: lokum (2)

French: chiottes f. pl. (coarse slang)
German: Klo de(de) n.
Italian: cesso it(it) m.

Verb edit

Infinitive
to bog

Third person singular
bogs

Simple past
bogged

Past participle
bogged

Present participle
bogging

to bog (third-person singular simple present bogs, present participle bogging, simple past and past participle bogged)

(intransitive, informal) To become (figuratively or literally) mired or stuck.
(transitive, UK, informal) To make a mess of something.

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

to become mired or stuck

German: (intransitive) stecken bleiben, versinken, versumpfen; (transitive) blockieren, versenken

to make a mess of something

German abhauen

Etymology 2 edit

by shortening and euphemistic alteration from bugger

Verb edit

Infinitive
to bog

Third person singular
bogs

Simple past
bogged

Past participle
bogged

Present participle
bogging

to bog (third-person singular simple present bogs, present participle bogging, simple past and past participle bogged)

(euphemism, slang, UK, with "off") To go away.

Derived terms edit

bog off

Anagrams edit

gob

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA: /bɔːg/, [b̥ɔːˀw]

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse bók (“‘beech, book’”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂go- (“‘beech’”).

Noun edit

bog c. (singular definite bogen, plural indefinite bøger)

book

Derived terms edit

ordbog c.

Inflection edit

Inflection of bog

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	bog	bogen	bøger	bøgerne
genitive	bogs	bogens	bøgers	bøgernes

Etymology 2 edit

Maybe from Middle Low German bōk.

Noun edit

bog c. (singular definite bogen, plural indefinite bog)

beech mast

Inflection edit

Inflection of bog

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	bog	bogen	bog	bogene
genitive	bogs	bogens	bogs	bogenes

Related terms edit

bogfinke c.
boghvede c.

External links edit

Bog on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
Bog (flertydig) on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia:Bog (flertydig)
Bog (bøgens nødder) on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia:Bog (bøgens nødder)

French edit

Noun edit

bog m. (plural bogs)

(ecology) An ombrotrophic peatland.

Antonyms edit

fen

German edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA: [boːk]

Verb edit

bog

past tense of biegen.

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From the same Finno-Ugric root *pengke as Estonian pung

Pronunciation edit

IPA: /ˈbog/

Noun edit

bog (plural bogok)

knot

Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA: [bˠɔɡ]

Adjective edit

bog

Declension edit

Declension of bog

Usage notes edit

(archaic) Dative feminine singular: boig

Verb edit

bog

to move

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	autonomous
indicative	present	bogaim	bogann tú; bogair^†	bogann sé, sí	bogaimid	bogann sibh	bogann siad; bogaid^†	bogtar
	past	bhog mé; bhogas^†	bhog tú; bhogais^†	bhog sé, sí	bhogamar	bhog sibh; bhogabhair^†	bhog siad; bhogadar^†	bogadh
	future	bogfaidh mé; bogfad^†	bogfaidh tú; bogfair^†	bogfaidh sé, sí	bogfaimid; bogfam^†	bogfaidh sibh	bogfaidh siad; bogfaid^†	bogfar
	past habitual	bhogainn	bhogtá	bhogadh sé, sí	bhogaimis	bhogadh sibh	bhogaidís	bhogtaí
imperative		bogaim	bog	bogadh sé, sí	bogaimis	bogaigí	bogaidís	bogtar
conditional		bhogfainn	bhogfá	bhogfadh sé, sí	bhogfaimis	bhogfadh sibh	bhogfaidís	bhogfaí
subjunctive	present	boga mé; bogad^†	boga tú; bogair^†	boga sé, sí	bogaimid	boga sibh	boga siad; bogaid^†	bogtar
subjunctive	past	bogainn	bogtá	bogadh sé, sí	bogaimis	bogadh sibh	bogaidís	bogtaí
verbal noun		bogadh
past participle		bogtha

† Dialect form

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bog	bhog	mbog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Lower Sorbian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

Noun edit

bog m.

god

Norwegian edit

Noun edit

bog m.

shoulder (of an animal)

Inflection edit

Inflection of bog

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m	bog	bogen	boger	bogene
Nynorsk m	bog	bogen	bogar	bogane

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *boguz. Cognate with Old Saxon bōg (Dutch boeg (“‘shoulders, chest of a horse’”)), Old High German buog (German horse’s hock, ship’s prow), Old Norse bógr (Icelandic bógur, Swedish bog (“‘shoulder’”)).

Pronunciation edit

IPA: /bo:g/

Noun edit

bōg n. (plural bōg)

the arm or shoulder
a branch or bough of a tree

Descendants edit

Scots: beuch

Scottish Gaelic edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA: [b̊og̊]

Adjective edit

bog (comparative and superlative forms buige)

soft
wet, damp, moist

Declension edit

Forms without the definite article:

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	bog	bhog	boga
Vocative	bhuig	bhog	boga
Genitive	bhuig	bhuig/buige	boga/bhoga
Dative	bhog	bhuig	boga/bhoga

Derived terms edit

bathar-bog

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

Pronunciation edit

IPA: /bôːg/

Noun edit

bȏg m. (Cyrillic spelling бо̑г)

god
(colloquial) idol, god

Declension edit

declension of bog

	singular	plural
nominative	bȏg	bògovi
genitive	bȍga	bògōvā
dative	bȍgu	bògovima
accusative	bȍga	bògove
vocative	bȍže	bògovima
locative	bȍgu	bògovima
instrumental	bȍgom	bògovima

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Bȏg
bògat

Slovene edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

Pronunciation edit

IPA: /boːk/

Noun edit

bóg m. (dual bogova, plural bogovi) animate

god

Declension edit

declension of bog

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	bog	bogova	bogovi
genitive	boga	bogov	bogov
dative	bogu	bogovoma	bogovom
accusative	boga	bogova	bogove
locative	o bogu	o bogovih	o bogovih
instrumental	z bogom	z bogovoma	z bogovi

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