boria
See also: Boria and bòria
Italian
Etymology 1
Probably from Latin boreas, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās). Doublet of borea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.rja/
- Rhymes: -ɔrja
- Hyphenation: bò‧ria
Noun
boria f (plural borie)
- conceit, arrogance, swagger
- Synonyms: orgoglio, arroganza
- quel ragazzo è pieno di boria ― that guy is full of arrogance
Derived terms
- boriarsi
Verb
boria
- inflection of boriarsi:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- boria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- bario, boari, orbai
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόρεια (bóreia).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /boˈriː.a/, [bɔˈriːä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /boˈri.a/, [boˈriːä]
Noun
borīa f (genitive borīae); first declension
- A kind of jasper
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | borīa | borīae |
| Genitive | borīae | borīārum |
| Dative | borīae | borīīs |
| Accusative | borīam | borīās |
| Ablative | borīā | borīīs |
| Vocative | borīa | borīae |
Noun
bōria
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bōrium
References
- “boria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- boria 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)
- boria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboɾja/ [ˈbo.ɾja]
- Rhymes: -oɾja
- Syllabification: bo‧ria
Noun
boria f (plural borias)
- Alternative form of boira
Further reading
- “boria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014