Boii
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English
Noun
Boii pl (plural only)
- (historical) A Gallic tribe of the later Iron Age.
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): /ˈboi̯.i̯iː/, [ˈbɔi̯ːiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbo.ji/, [ˈbɔːji]
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934) “Boii”, in Dictionnaire illustré latin-français [Illustrated Latin-French Dictionary] (in French), Hachette.
- Falileyev, Alexander, ed. (2007). "Boii." Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names. Aberystwyth University.
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