boja

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boja"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔ.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbɔ.d͡ʒa]

Adjective

boja

1. feminine singular of boig

Polish

boja

Etymology

Borrowed from German Boje.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔja
• Syllabification: bo‧ja

Noun

boja f

1. (nautical) buoy (float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel, or for other purposes)

   Synonym: pława

Declension

Declension of boja

	singular	plural
nominative	boja	boje
genitive	boi	boi/boj
dative	boi	bojom
accusative	boję	boje
instrumental	boją	bojami
locative	boi	bojach
vocative	bojo	boje

Further reading

• boja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• boja in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Verb

boja

1. inflection of bojar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بویا (boya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǒja/
• Hyphenation: bo‧ja

Noun

bòja f (Cyrillic spelling бо̀ја)

1. color, tint

   u svim bojama ― in all colors

2. dye, colourant
3. suit in card games

Declension

Declension of boja

	singular	plural
nominative	bòja	bȍje
genitive	bòjē	bójā
dative	bòji	bòjama
accusative	boju	bȍje
vocative	bȍjo	bȍje
locative	bòji	bòjama
instrumental	bòjōm	bòjama

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bóːja/

Etymology 1

From German Boje.

Noun

bọ̑ja f

1. buoy

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	bója
gen. sing.	bóje
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bója	bóji	bóje
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bóje	bój	bój
dative (dajȃlnik)	bóji	bójama	bójam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bójo	bóji	bóje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bóji	bójah	bójah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bójo	bójama	bójami

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish بویا (boya).

Noun

bọ̑ja f

1. (archaic) color

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	bója
gen. sing.	bóje
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	bója	bóji	bóje
genitive (rodȋlnik)	bóje	bój	bój
dative (dajȃlnik)	bóji	bójama	bójam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	bójo	bóji	bóje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	bóji	bójah	bójah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	bójo	bójama	bójami

Further reading

• “boja”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “boja”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Spanish

Verb

boja

1. inflection of bojar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish boia, from Middle Low German boie, from Old French buie, boie, from Latin boia (“neck-collar”).

Noun

boja c

1. shackle (restraint)

Declension

Declension of boja
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	boja	bojan	bojor	bojorna
Genitive	bojas	bojans	bojors	bojornas

Derived terms

• fotboja
• handboja
• hjulboja

References

• boja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• boja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• boja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Venetian

Noun

boja m (plural boje)

1. villain, scoundrel