boia
See also: BOIA and bóia
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French buie.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.jə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.ja/
Noun
boia f (plural boies)
- (nautical) buoy
Derived terms
- boiar
Further reading
- “boia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chibcha
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /βoia/
Noun
boia
- arrowleaf elephant ear; Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Finnish
Noun
boia
- partitive plural of boa
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French buie, from Frankish *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną (“sign”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔja̝/
Noun
boia f (plural boias)
- buoy, floater
Derived terms
- aboiar (“to float”)
Further reading
- “boia” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “boia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “boia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “boia” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese boiar. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bóia.
Verb
boia
- to float (in the water)
Italian
FWOTD – 21 June 2022
Etymology
From Latin boia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.ja/
- Rhymes: -ɔja
- Hyphenation: bò‧ia
Noun
boia m (invariable)
- executioner
- hangman (word game)
- villain, scoundrel
- 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.
- 1995 Niccolò Ammaniti, Rane e girini:
Further reading
- boia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- abio-, baio
Kabuverdianu
Alternative forms
- boiá (Barlavento)
Etymology
From Portuguese boiar.
Verb
boia
- (Sotavento) to float
References
- Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
- Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βοείη (boeíē, “ox hide”), from βοῦς (boûs).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbo.i.a/, [ˈboiä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbo.i.a/, [ˈbɔːiä]
Noun
boia f (genitive boiae); first declension
- fetter, collar for the neck
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | boia | boiae |
| Genitive | boiae | boiārum |
| Dative | boiae | boiīs |
| Accusative | boiam | boiās |
| Ablative | boiā | boiīs |
| Vocative | boia | boiae |
References
- Ayto, Word Origins
Further reading
- 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
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French buie, boye, boue, from Frankish *baukn.
Alternative forms
- bóia (pre-1990 spelling)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔj.ɐ/ [ˈbɔɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɔj.a/ [ˈbɔɪ̯.a]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɔj.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: boi‧a
Noun
boia f (plural boias)
- float; buoy
- (informal) meal
Derived terms
- boiar
Descendants
- → Swahili: boya
Verb
boia
- inflection of boiar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بویا (boya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [boˈja]
Noun
boia f (plural boiele)
- paint
- paprika (powder used as a spice)
Declension
Declension of boia
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) boia | boiaua | (niște) boiele | boielele |
| genitive/dative | (unei) boiele | boielei | (unor) boiele | boielelor |
| vocative | boia | boielelor | ||
Further reading
- boia in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)