boć

See also: boc and Boć

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔt͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔt͡ɕ
• Syllabification: boć
• Homophones: Boć, bodź

Etymology 1

Clipping of bocian.

Noun

boć m animal

1. (dialectal) stork (wading bird)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bocian

Declension

Declension of boć

	singular	plural
nominative	boć	bocie
genitive	bocia	boci
dative	bociowi	bociom
accusative	bocia	bocie
instrumental	bociem	bociami
locative	bociu	bociach
vocative	bociu	bocie

Related terms

adjectives

• bociani
• bocianowaty
• bocianowy

 

nouns

• bocian
• bocianek
• bocianiątko
• bocianica
• bocianiec
• bocianię
• bocianka
• bocianowa
• bocianowate
• bociek

 

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish boć. By surface analysis, bo +‎ -ć.

Conjunction

boć

1. (emphatic, dated) because, for (by or for the cause that)

   Synonyms: albowiem, bowiem, dlatego że, gdyż, jako że, ponieważ

Further reading

• boć in Polish dictionaries at PWN