bost
See also: Bost and bòst
English
Etymology
Possibly from bust or burst.
Verb
bost (third-person singular simple present bosts, present participle bosting, simple past and past participle bosted)
- (UK dialect, Black Country) to break
Derived terms
- bostin
Anagrams
- 'bots, Bots., bots, stob
Basque
50 | ||
← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
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Cardinal: bost Ordinal: bosgarren Multiplier: boskoitz Fractional: bosten |
Alternative forms
- bortz
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *bortz (“five”). Often compared with Aquitanian *bors (“five”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bos̺t/, [bo̞s̺t̪]
- (casual speech) IPA(key): /bos̺/
Audio (file)
Numeral
bost
- five
Declension
Declension of bost (numeral, ending in consonant) | ||||
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indefinite | singular | plural | ||
absolutive | bost | bosta | bostak | |
ergative | bostek | bostak | bostek | |
dative | bosti | bostari | bostei | |
genitive | bosten | bostaren | bosten | |
comitative | bostekin | bostarekin | bostekin | |
causative | bostengatik | bostarengatik | bostengatik | |
benefactive | bostentzat | bostarentzat | bostentzat | |
instrumental | bostez | bostaz | bostez | |
inessive | anim. | bostengan | bostarengan | bostengan |
inanim. | bostetan | bostean | bostetan | |
locative | anim. | — | — | — |
inanim. | bostetako | bosteko | bostetako | |
allative | anim. | bostengana | bostarengana | bostengana |
inanim. | bostetara | bostera | bostetara | |
terminative | anim. | bostenganaino | bostarenganaino | bostenganaino |
inanim. | bostetaraino | bosteraino | bostetaraino | |
directive | anim. | bostenganantz | bostarenganantz | bostenganantz |
inanim. | bostetarantz | bosterantz | bostetarantz | |
destinative | anim. | bostenganako | bostarenganako | bostenganako |
inanim. | bostetarako | bosterako | bostetarako | |
ablative | anim. | bostengandik | bostarengandik | bostengandik |
inanim. | bostetatik | bostetik | bostetatik | |
partitive | bostik | — | — | |
prolative | bost-tzat | — | — |
References
- Orduña A., Eduardo (2011), “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
- Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 363
Further reading
- “bost” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
- "bost" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
- “bost” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Middle English
Alternative forms
- boost
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bost, probably of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bausuz (“inflated, swollen, puffed up, proud, arrogant, bad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔːst/
Noun
bost (plural bosts)
- brag, boast
Descendants
- English: boast
- Yola: boust
References
- “bōst, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.