bòas
See also: boas, Boas, and Bóas
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German veiz, from Old High German *feiz, from Proto-Germanic *faitaz (“fat”). Cognate with obsolete German feiß, Icelandic feitur, Danish fed.
Adjective
bòas (comparative bòosor, superlative dar bòosorste)
- (Sette Comuni, of people and animals) fat
- Synonym: dikh
- an bòosa khua ― a fat cow
- an bòosar mann ― a fat man
- an bòoses sbain ― a fat pig
Declension
Positive forms of bòas
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist bòas | zi ist bòas | is ist bòas | ze zèint bòas | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar bòose | de bòosa | 's bòose | de bòosen |
| accusative | in bòosen | de bòosa | 's bòose | de bòosen | |
| dative | me bòosen | dar bòosen | me bòosen | in bòosen | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an bòosar | an bòosa | an bòoses | (khòone) bòosen |
| accusative | an bòosen | an bòosa | an bòoses | (khòone) bòosen | |
| dative | aname bòosen | anara bòosen | aname bòosen | (khòonen) bòosen | |
| without article | nominative | bòose | |||
| accusative | bòose | ||||
| dative | bòosen | ||||
Comparative forms of bòas
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist bòosor | zi ist bòosor | is ist bòosor | ze zèint bòosor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar bòosore | de bòosora | 's bòosore | de bòosoren |
| accusative | in bòosoren | de bòosora | 's bòosore | de bòosoren | |
| dative | me bòosoren | dar bòosoren | me bòosoren | in bòosoren | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an bòosorar | an bòosora | an bòosores | (khòone) bòosoren |
| accusative | an bòosoren | an bòosora | an bòosores | (khòone) bòosoren | |
| dative | aname bòosoren | anara bòosoren | aname bòosoren | (khòonen) bòosoren | |
| without article | nominative | bòosore | |||
| accusative | bòosore | ||||
| dative | bòosoren | ||||
Superlative forms of bòas
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar bòosorste | zi ist dar bòosorsta | is ist dar bòosorste | ze zèint dar bòosorste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar bòosorste | de bòosorsta | 's bòosorste | de bòosorsten |
| accusative | in bòosorsten | de bòosorsta | 's bòosorste | de bòosorsten | |
| dative | me bòosorsten | dar bòosorsten | me bòosorsten | in bòosorsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an bòosorstar | an bòosorsta | an bòosorstes | (khòone) bòosorsten |
| accusative | an bòosorsten | an bòosorsta | an bòosorstes | (khòone) bòosorsten | |
| dative | aname bòosorsten | anara bòosorsten | aname bòosorsten | (khòonen) bòosorsten | |
| without article | nominative | bòosorste | |||
| accusative | bòosorste | ||||
| dative | bòosorsten | ||||
Derived terms
- bòosar
Related terms
- bòose
References
- “bòas” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo