Boii
English
Noun
Boii pl (plural only)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bāus, said to be partly assimilated from words for cow and warrior. Compare Ancient Greek Βόιοι (Bóioi). More at Boii.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbɔj.jiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɔː.ji]
Proper noun
Boiī m pl (genitive Boiōrum); second declension
- A Celtic tribe established between the Padus and the Apennines, in an area corresponding to today's Emilia-Romagna
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Boiī |
| genitive | Boiōrum |
| dative | Boiīs |
| accusative | Boiōs |
| ablative | Boiīs |
| vocative | Boiī |
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Βόιοι (Bóioi)
References
- “Boii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Boii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Falileyev, Alexander, ed. (2007). "Boii." Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names. Aberystwyth University.