bo
TranslingualEdit
SymbolEdit
bo
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Imitative.
Alternative formsEdit
InterjectionEdit
bo
- An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 37, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821:
- We may fairely cry bo-bo-boe; it may well make us hoarse, but it will nothing advaunce it.
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Probably a shortening of boy.
NounEdit
bo (plural bos)
- (US, slang) Fellow, chap, boy.
- 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin 2010, p. 255:
- ‘Never heard of him,’ he smiled. ‘On your way, bo.’
- 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin 2010, p. 255:
Etymology 3Edit
From Japanese 棒 (bō), from Middle Chinese 棒 (bǽwng, “staff, club”) (compare modern Chinese 棒 (bàng)).
NounEdit
bo (plural bos)
- (martial arts) A quarterstaff, especially in an oriental context.
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
bo
PrepositionEdit
bo
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin bonus, from Old Latin duenos, later duonus, from Proto-Italic *dwenos, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to show favor, revere”). Numerous cognates include French bon and Portuguese bom.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
bo (feminine bona, masculine plural bons, feminine plural bones)
Usage notesEdit
The form bon is used as the masculine singular form when the adjective precedes the noun, and bo is used in all other cases.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- “bo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “bo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
CebuanoEdit
NounEdit
bo
VerbEdit
bo
- to arm-wrestle
CimbrianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle High German wā, from Old High German wār, hwār, from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”). Cognate with German wo, English where.
AdverbEdit
bo
Alternative formsEdit
- ba (Sette Comuni)
ReferencesEdit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
ConjunctionEdit
bo
- (Sette Comuni) the ... the
- Bo mèront hatzich, bo mèeront bilzich.
- The more we have, the more we want.
ReferencesEdit
- “bo” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
CuibaEdit
NounEdit
bo
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Czech bo, from Proto-Slavic *bo. Compare Polish bo.
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
bo
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- bo in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- bo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse bú, from Old Norse búa (“to reside”).
NounEdit
bo n (singular definite boet, plural indefinite boer)
InflectionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse búa (“to reside”), from Proto-Germanic *būaną, cognate with Norwegian bo, bu, Swedish bo, German bauen, Dutch bouwen, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (bauan).
VerbEdit
bo (present tense bor, past tense boede, past participle boet)
InflectionEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Clipping of boterham.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bo m (plural bo's, diminutive boke n)
DuvleEdit
NounEdit
bo
Further readingEdit
Bill Palmer, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area (→ISBN, 2017), page 531, table 95, Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages
EsperantoEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bo (accusative singular bo-on, plural bo-oj, accusative plural bo-ojn)
- The name of the Latin-script letter B.
See alsoEdit
- (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo
FriulianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin bōs, bōvem, probably through Vulgar Latin *boem.
NounEdit
bo m (plural bûs)
SynonymsEdit
See alsoEdit
GalicianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese bõo, from Latin bonus. Cognate with Portuguese bom and Spanish bueno.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
bo m (feminine singular boa, masculine plural bos, feminine plural boas)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “bo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “bo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “bo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “bo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Guinea-Bissau CreoleEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Portuguese vós. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bo.
PronounEdit
bo
Etymology 2Edit
From Portuguese bom. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bon.
AdjectiveEdit
bo
GunwingguEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bo
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Lynette Frances Oates, A Tentative Description of the Gunwinggu Language (1964)
- Steven and Narelle Etherington, Kunwinjku Kunwok: A Short Introduction to Kunwinjku Language and Society (third edition, 1998)
ItalianEdit
InterjectionEdit
bo
- Alternative spelling of boh
AnagramsEdit
JapaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
bo
KabuverdianuEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese vós.
PronounEdit
bo
- you (second person singular).
KalashaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sanskrit बहु (bahu), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰn̥ǵʰús. Cognate with Hindi बहुत (bahut).
AdverbEdit
bo
AdjectiveEdit
bo
Louisiana Creole FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From French beau (“handsome, fine, attractive, boyfriend”).
AdjectiveEdit
bo m (feminine bèl)
NounEdit
bo
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Saint Dominican Creole French bobo, Haitian Creole bo.
VerbEdit
bo
- to kiss.
NounEdit
bo
- kiss.
ReferencesEdit
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 卜.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啵.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 噃.
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蔔.
bo
- Nonstandard spelling of bō.
- Nonstandard spelling of bó.
- Nonstandard spelling of bǒ.
- Nonstandard spelling of bò.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
MawesEdit
NounEdit
bo
Further readingEdit
- Cornelis L. Voorhoeve, Languages of Irian Jaya Checklist (1975, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics)
- Mawes Swadesh List
NabakEdit
NounEdit
bo
ReferencesEdit
- Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages
Northern KurdishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -oː
PrepositionEdit
bo
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German behof (compare with behov).
NounEdit
bo (indeclinable) (idiomatic use only)
- (uncountable, usually with ha) a need
- Jeg har bo for en hammer.
- I could use a hammer.
Usage notesEdit
A noun not commonly used.
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Danish bo, from Old Norse bú (“settled area, town”) (compare alternative form bu). Akin to bod (“store room, booth”) and the verb bo (“to live”).
Alternative formsEdit
- bu (Nynorsk also)
NounEdit
bo n (definite singular boet, indefinite plural bo, definite plural boa or boene)
- one's home (mainly idiomatic)
- De giftet seg og satte bo.
- They married and settled down/built their home.
- estate
- Å skifte et bo.
- To divide an estate.
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- See combined section below.
Etymology 3Edit
From Danish bo, from Old Norse búa (“to prepare, finish, make preparations, equip”), cognate with Old English būan, Old Frisian buwa, Old Saxon būan and Old High German būan (whence German bauen).
Alternative formsEdit
- bu (Nynorsk also)
VerbEdit
bo (imperative bo, present tense bor, simple past bodde, past participle bodd, present participle boende)
- to live (have permanent residence), stay
- Hvor bor du (hen)?
- Where do you live?
- Jeg vet hvor du bor.
- I know where you live.
- Hvor lenge blir du boende.
- How long will you be staying?
- to be, to dwell, to be in
- Husk at all skjønnhet på jord bor i de evige ord: Jeg elsker deg.(Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson)
- Remember that all beauty on Earth dwells in those eternal words: I love you.
- Du aner ikke hva som virkelig bor i henne.(literally: "you have no idea what really dwells in her")
- You have no idea what she's really like.
SynonymsEdit
- (to live, have residence): holde hus (holde til huse), holde til husere, kampere, leve, losjere, oppholde seg, residere, tilbringe
- (to dwell in, be in): finnes, rommes, skjule seg, være, være til stede
Derived termsEdit
- (Noun and verb)
ReferencesEdit
- “bo” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “bo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- search on "bo" on Ordtak.no - web site containing quotes and citations
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German behof (compare behov).
NounEdit
bo (indeclinable) (idiomatic use only)
- (uncountable, usually with ha) a need
- Eg har bo for ein hammar.
- I could use a hammer.
Usage notesEdit
A noun not commonly used.
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “bo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old NorseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- bú (“Old West Norse”)
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *būą.
NounEdit
bo n
- (Old East Norse) dwelling
- Late 10th century, Karlevi Runestone
PapiamentuEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- abo (synonym)
EtymologyEdit
From Portuguese vós and Spanish vos and Kabuverdianu bo.
PronounEdit
bo
- you (second person singular)
DeterminerEdit
bo
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old Polish bo, from Proto-Slavic *bo. Cognates include Russian ибо (ibo), Ukrainian бо (bo) and Old Church Slavonic бо (bo), ⰱⱁ (bo).
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
bo
- because, for (by or for the cause that)
- or, or else
- Synonyms: bo inaczej, inaczej
- Bo co? ― Or else what?
- Wstawaj już, bo spóźnisz się do szkoły! ― Get up now or you'll be late for school!
- because (as is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that)
- On nie jest miły, bo nie chciał dać mi swoich ciasteczek. ― He isn't nice because he didn't want to give me his cookies.
ParticleEdit
bo
- Emphasizes the statement, usually in phrases of opposite meanings, or introduces a rhetorical question, denying its literal meaning.
- (with ale) may very well, but, even though, despite
- Stary, bo stary, ale mocny. ― He very well may be old, but he's still strong.
- Trudno bo trudno, ale robi się łatwiej. ― It may very well be hard, but it's getting easier.
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- bo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
RomagnolEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Ville Unite):
NounEdit
bo m (plural bu) (Ville Unite)
ReferencesEdit
- Ercolani, Libero (1971) Vocabolario Romagnolo-Italiano, Monte di Ravenna, page 51
SalarEdit
AlternativeEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Turkic *bōl-.
VerbEdit
bo
- to become
ReferencesEdit
Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “bō”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow: Nauka, page 303
SloveneEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
bọ̑
SpanishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
InterjectionEdit
bo
Sranan TongoEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
ParticleEdit
bo
- Marker for the irrealis mood.
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
bo
Related termsEdit
- alenbo (“rainbow”)
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse búa, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.
VerbEdit
bo (present bor, preterite bodde, supine bott, imperative bo)
- (intransitive) live; dwell; reside; to have permanent residence
- Jag vill bo i en stor stad.
- I want to live in a big city.
ConjugationEdit
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
bo n
- nest; the place where certain animals live, in particular birds.
- fågelbo ― bird’s nest
- (poetic, extended from sense 1) a home
- 1893, Elias Sehlstedt, Visa
- Litet bo jag sätta vill / Gård med trädgårdstäppa till, […]
- [a] little home I want to set out / [a] farm with [a] garden plot to it […]
- sätta bo ― settle down
- 1893, Elias Sehlstedt, Visa
Usage notesEdit
- The use of "bo" as a shorthand for "bostad" and "boende" (housing) goes back at least to the 1920s, for example in the name of trade expos like "Bygge och Bo" (1925).
DeclensionEdit
Declension of bo | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bo | boet | bon | bona |
Genitive | bos | boets | bons | bonas |
Alternative form for the definite singular: bot/bots.
Declension of bo | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bo | bon | bor | borna |
Genitive | bos | bons | bors | bornas |
Related termsEdit
See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- bo in Svensk ordbok.
TasmanianEdit
PronounEdit
bo
SynonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- N.J.B. Plomley (1976) A word-list of the Tasmanian aboriginal languages[1]
VenetianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *boem, from Latin bos, bovem.
NounEdit
bo m (invariable)
VietnameseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Chemical element | |
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B | |
Previous: beri (Be) | |
Next: cacbon (C) |
NounEdit
bo
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
bo
WelshEdit
Alternative formsEdit
VerbEdit
bo
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bo | fo | mo | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
West MakianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bo
ReferencesEdit
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics
XhosaEdit
PronounEdit
-bo
- Combining stem of bona.
YaleEdit
PronounEdit
bo
- I (first-person singular personal pronoun)
ZaghawaEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bo
- bull
- shepherd's crook
- handle (of a tool, etc. - a stick to hold something with)
ReferencesEdit
- Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary [provisional] ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad
ZhuangEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /po˨˦/
- Tone numbers: bo1
- Hyphenation: bo
NounEdit
bo (Sawndip forms 𡏋 or 圤 or 坡 or 𫭝, 1957–1982 spelling bo)
ZuluEdit
PronounEdit
-bo
- Combining stem of bona.