boia
Catalan
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French buie.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editboia f (plural boies)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “boia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
Etymology 2
editVerb
editboia
- inflection of boiar:
Chibcha
editPronunciation
editNoun
editboia
Finnish
editNoun
editboia
Galician
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French buie, from Frankish *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną (“sign”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editboia f (plural boias)
Derived terms
edit- aboiar (“to float”)
Further reading
edit- “boia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “boia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “boia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “boia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Guinea-Bissau Creole
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese boiar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bóia.
Verb
editboia
- to float (in the water)
Italian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editboia m (invariable)
- executioner
- 1995, Niccolò Ammaniti, Rane e girini:
- Non erano soltanto motociclisti di periferia, ma boia insensibili assetati del suo sangue.
- They weren't just bikers from the outskirts, but ruthless executioners thirsty for his blood.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ boia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
edit- boia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
editKabuverdianu
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese boiar.
Verb
editboia
References
edit- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
- Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek βοείη (boeíē, “ox hide”), from βοῦς (boûs).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbo.i.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɔː.i.ä]
Noun
editboia f (genitive boiae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | boia | boiae |
genitive | boiae | boiārum |
dative | boiae | boiīs |
accusative | boiam | boiās |
ablative | boiā | boiīs |
vocative | boia | boiae |
Descendants
edit- Italian: boia
References
edit- ^ Ayto, Word Origins
Further reading
edit- "boia", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -ɔjɐ
- Hyphenation: boi‧a
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French buie, boye, boue, from Frankish *baukn.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editboia f (plural boias)
- float (buoyant device used to support something in water)
- (nautical) buoy, marker
- Synonym: baliza
- (informal) meal
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Swahili: boya
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editboia
- inflection of boiar:
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish بویا (boya).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editboia f (plural boiele)
Declension
editsingular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | boia | boiaua | boiele | boielele | |
genitive-dative | boiele | boielei | boiele | boielelor | |
vocative | boia | boielelor |
Further reading
edit- “boia”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
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