See also: Bois, BOIs, and bóis

English

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Noun

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bois

  1. plural of boi

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French

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Early Medieval Latin boscus, borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

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    bois m (countable and uncountable, plural bois)

    1. (uncountable) wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)
    2. (countable) wood (wood of a particular species of tree)
    3. (countable) wood, woodland (forested or wooded area)
    4. antler (branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs)
    5. (music) woodwind instrument, woodwind
      Coordinate term: cuivre
    6. (art) wooden engraving, woodcut
    7. (golf) wood (type of club)
    8. (nautical, dated) hull
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    Etymology 2

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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    Verb

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    bois

    1. inflection of boire:
      1. first/second-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular present imperative

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    Galician

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    Noun

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    bois

    1. plural of boi

    Irish

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    Noun

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    bois

    1. inflection of bos:
      1. dative singular
      2. dual all cases

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    Mutated forms of bois
    radical lenition eclipsis
    bois bhois mbois

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Maranao

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    From buis.

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    bois

    1. tax

    Old French

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Early Medieval Latin boscus, borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

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      bois oblique singularm (oblique plural bois, nominative singular bois, nominative plural bois)

      1. woodland; woods

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      Portuguese

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      • Hyphenation: bois

      Noun

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      bois

      1. plural of boi

      Sambali

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      From buis.

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      boís

      1. tax

      Sardinian

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      Etymology

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      From Latin vōbīs.

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      • IPA(key): /ˈbois/, [ˈboː.i.zĭ]

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      bois (possessive bostru)

      1. you (plural), ye
        Synonyms: bos, bosateros

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      Scottish Gaelic

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      Noun

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      bois

      1. dative singular of bas

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