Bohemian

Bohemian

See also: bohemian

English

Etymology

Bohemia +‎ -ian

In sense of Romani and by association, marginalized artists, from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia, Romani”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”). Regarding the sense evolution, compare gypsy.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /boʊˈhimi.ən/

Noun

Bohemian (plural Bohemians)

1. A native or resident of Bohemia. [from 16th c.]
2. (now rare) A Gypsy, a Romani. [from 16th c.]
3. Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; someone known for flouting social conventions, especially someone involved in the arts. [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

• bohemian
• bohunk

Translations

native or resident of Bohemia

Catalan: bohemi (ca) m, bohèmia (ca) f Czech: Čech (cs) m Danish: bøhmer c Dutch: Bohemer (nl) m, Boheemse (nl) f, Bohemerin (nl) f Finnish: böömiläinen (fi) Georgian: ბოჰემიელი (bohemieli) German: Böhme (de) m, Böhmin (de) f Greek: Βοημός (el) m (Voïmós), Βοημή (el) f (Voïmí), Βοημίδα (el) f (Voïmída) Irish: Boihéamach m Italian: boemo (it) m Latin: Bohemus m Portuguese: boêmio (pt) m (Brazil), boémio m (Portugal) Romanian: boem (ro) m, boemă (ro) f Russian: боге́мец m (bogémec), боге́мка f (bogémka) Spanish: bohemio (es) m, bohemia (es) f Swedish: böhmare c Tagalog: Bohemyo

Romani

Catalan: bohemi (ca) m, bohèmia (ca) f, bohemià m, bohemiana f Greek: Τσιγγάνος (el) m (Tsingános), Τσιγγάνα f (Tsingána)

Adjective

Bohemian (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to Bohemia or its language. [from 16th c.]
   • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 467:

     He observed, that the Bohemian language was true Sclavonick.

   • 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 33:

     Her grandparents on one side were Bohemian, or Czech, as it was called now.

2. Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; unconventional in habit or dress.

Synonyms

• Bohemish (obsolete)

Derived terms

• Bohemian chatterer
• Bohemian glass
• Bohemian waxwing

Translations

of, or relating to Bohemia or its language

Catalan: bohemi (ca) Czech: český (cs) Dutch: Boheems (nl), Bohemer (nl) Finnish: böömiläinen (fi) Friulian: boem Georgian: ბოჰემიური (bohemiuri) Greek: βοημικός (el) (voïmikós) Irish: Boihéamach Italian: boemo (it) Latin: bohemicus Polish: czeski (pl) Portuguese: boêmio (pt) (Brazil), boémio (Portugal) Romanian: boem (ro) Russian: боге́мский (ru) (bogémskij) Spanish: bohemio (es) Swedish: böhmisk Ukrainian: боге́мський (uk) (bohémsʹkyj)

Proper noun

Bohemian

1. (now historical) The Czech language. [from 17th c.]

Translations

Czech language

Georgian: ბოჰემიური (bohemiuri) Italian: boemo (it) m Portuguese: boêmio (pt) m (Brazil), boémio m (Portugal) Russian: боге́мский (ru) (bogémskij)

See also

• Czech