Bohemia

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English

Etymology

Latinized translation of French Bohême, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Boio- (the Boii), the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area and Germanic *haimaz (home) (more at home). The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boyos and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (cattle) (compare Proto-Celtic *bāus (cattle), genitive *bowos), a reference to cattle owners, or from *bʰeyh₂- (to hit), i.e. “warrior, strong hitter” (compare Proto-Celtic *binati (to strike, hit)).

Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii c. 60 BCE and settled by the Germanic Marcomanni shortly thereafter. Related to Bavaria.

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Bohemia

Bohemia (westernmost area) within Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1938
  1. A cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.
  2. A place name elsewhere:
    1. A place in England:
      1. An inner suburb of Hastings, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ8010).
      2. A hamlet in Redlynch parish, south-east Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2019).
    2. A place in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
      2. A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan.
      3. A township in Knox County, Nebraska.
      4. A township in Saunders County, Nebraska.
      5. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

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Noun

Bohemia (plural Bohemias)

  1. A community of bohemians, unconventional artists or writers.

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References

  1. ^ Dietz, Karlheinz (Würzburg). “Boiohaemum.” Brill’s New Pauly, 2012. Reference. 14 March 2012

Albanian

Proper noun

Bohemia

  1. definite nominative singular of Bohemi

Latin

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia la

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Bohēmī +‎ -ia. More at Boihaemum.

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Proper noun

Bohēmia f sg (genitive Bohēmiae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) Bohemia (a cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic)
  2. (Medieval Latin) a geographic region of Central Europe, inhabited by the Czechs

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Bohēmia
genitive Bohēmiae
dative Bohēmiae
accusative Bohēmiam
ablative Bohēmiā
vocative Bohēmia

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Descendants

  • English: Bohemia
  • French: Bohême
  • Italian: Boemia
  • Spanish: Bohemia

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English Bohemia, ultimately from Late Latin Boiohaemum. By surface analysis, bohema +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔˈxɛ.mja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmja
  • Syllabification: Bo‧he‧mia

Proper noun

Bohemia f

  1. (literary) Bohemia (a cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic)
    Synonym: Czechy

Declension

adjective
verb

Further reading

  • Bohemia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈemja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -emja
  • Syllabification: Bo‧he‧mia

Proper noun

Bohemia f

  1. Bohemia (a cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic)

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