boid
See also: bòid
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Boids, an artificial life program developed by Craig Reynolds in 1986; derived from bird and -oid.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
boid (plural boids)
- A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms.
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈboʊ.ɪd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊ.ɪd/
Noun edit
boid (plural boids)
Related terms edit
Translations edit
snake
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Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
boid (plural boids)
- Nonstandard spelling of bird representing the old-fashioned New York City pronunciation
Anagrams edit
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, adverb of bald, pald, from Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognates include German bald, Dutch boud, English bold.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
boid (Central Bavarian)
- soon
- Mia san boid då. ― We'll be there soon.
- almost
- easy
- So a Auto is boid kaft, owa foarn kenna muass ma's hoid ah. ― It's easy to buy a car, but you also have to be able to drive it.
- (in the negative, with so) any time soon
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
boid m
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
boid | bhoid | mboid |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |