Boston

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See also: boston and boʻston

English

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Etymology

The US city is named after the English town (from which several prominent colonists had come), which itself is sometimes said to be named as a contraction of Botolph's town or Botolph's stone (the name Botolph itself coming from Old English Botwulf, from boda + wulf). However, this is uncertain.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Boston

  1. A town and borough in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3244). [1]
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    2. The capital and largest city of Massachusetts, the informal capital of New England, and the county seat of Suffolk County.
    3. An inactive township in Madison County, Arkansas
    4. A township in Washington County, Arkansas.
    5. A city in Georgia; named for Thomas M. Boston, who found a medicinal spring near the town site.
    6. A township and town therein, in Wayne County, Indiana; named for the city in Massachusetts.
    7. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
    8. A census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky.
    9. A township in Ionia County, Michigan.
    10. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for the city in Massachusetts.
    11. A town in New York; named for the city in Massachusetts.
    12. An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio.
    13. An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio; named for the city in Massachusetts.
    14. An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.
    15. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Summit County, Ohio; named for the city in Massachusetts.
    16. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
    17. An unincorporated community, the county seat of Bowie County, Texas.
    18. A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.
    19. An unincorporated community in Culpeper County and Rappahannock County, Virginia.
  3. A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  4. A town in South Australia.
  5. A municipality of the Philippines.
  6. A village in County Clare, Ireland.
  7. A village in Kyrgyzstan.
  8. A settlement in Belize.
  9. A settlement in Suriname.
  10. (card games) An eighteenth-century trick-taking card game for four players, with two packs of fifty-two cards each.
  11. A habitational surname transferred from the place name.
  12. (rare) A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Abenaki: Pastonki, pastoni
  • → Klamath-Modoc: basdin
  • → Lushootseed: pastəd
  • → Mohawk: Wáhston

Translations

Noun

Boston (plural Bostons)

  1. (card games) In the card game spades, a bid of all 13 tricks.
  2. A Boston lettuce.

References

  1. ^ Borough map (England)

Anagrams

Catalan

Proper noun

Boston m

  1. Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

Czech

Proper noun

Boston m inan (related adjective bostonský, demonym Bostoňan)

  1. Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

Declension

Declension of Boston (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Boston
genitive Bostonu
dative Bostonu
accusative Boston
vocative Bostone
locative Bostonu
instrumental Bostonem

Further reading

  • “Boston”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

Finnish

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Etymology

From English Boston.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Boston

  1. Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

Declension

Inflection of Boston (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Boston Bostonit
genitive Bostonin Bostonien
Bostoneiden
Bostoneitten
partitive Bostonia Bostoneita
Bostoneja
illative Bostoniin Bostoneihin
singular plural
nominative Boston Bostonit
accusative nom. Boston Bostonit
gen. Bostonin
genitive Bostonin Bostonien
Bostoneiden
Bostoneitten
partitive Bostonia Bostoneita
Bostoneja
inessive Bostonissa Bostoneissa
elative Bostonista Bostoneista
illative Bostoniin Bostoneihin
adessive Bostonilla Bostoneilla
ablative Bostonilta Bostoneilta
allative Bostonille Bostoneille
essive Bostonina Bostoneina
translative Bostoniksi Bostoneiksi
abessive Bostonitta Bostoneitta
instructive — Bostonein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Boston (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Bostonini Bostonini
accusative nom. Bostonini Bostonini
gen. Bostonini
genitive Bostonini Bostonieni
Bostoneideni
Bostoneitteni
partitive Bostoniani Bostoneitani
Bostonejani
inessive Bostonissani Bostoneissani
elative Bostonistani Bostoneistani
illative Bostoniini Bostoneihini
adessive Bostonillani Bostoneillani
ablative Bostoniltani Bostoneiltani
allative Bostonilleni Bostoneilleni
essive Bostoninani Bostoneinani
translative Bostonikseni Bostoneikseni
abessive Bostonittani Bostoneittani
instructive — —
comitative — Bostoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Bostonisi Bostonisi
accusative nom. Bostonisi Bostonisi
gen. Bostonisi
genitive Bostonisi Bostoniesi
Bostoneidesi
Bostoneittesi
partitive Bostoniasi Bostoneitasi
Bostonejasi
inessive Bostonissasi Bostoneissasi
elative Bostonistasi Bostoneistasi
illative Bostoniisi Bostoneihisi
adessive Bostonillasi Bostoneillasi
ablative Bostoniltasi Bostoneiltasi
allative Bostonillesi Bostoneillesi
essive Bostoninasi Bostoneinasi
translative Bostoniksesi Bostoneiksesi
abessive Bostonittasi Bostoneittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Bostoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Bostonimme Bostonimme
accusative nom. Bostonimme Bostonimme
gen. Bostonimme
genitive Bostonimme Bostoniemme
Bostoneidemme
Bostoneittemme
partitive Bostoniamme Bostoneitamme
Bostonejamme
inessive Bostonissamme Bostoneissamme
elative Bostonistamme Bostoneistamme
illative Bostoniimme Bostoneihimme
adessive Bostonillamme Bostoneillamme
ablative Bostoniltamme Bostoneiltamme
allative Bostonillemme Bostoneillemme
essive Bostoninamme Bostoneinamme
translative Bostoniksemme Bostoneiksemme
abessive Bostonittamme Bostoneittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Bostoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Bostoninne Bostoninne
accusative nom. Bostoninne Bostoninne
gen. Bostoninne
genitive Bostoninne Bostonienne
Bostoneidenne
Bostoneittenne
partitive Bostonianne Bostoneitanne
Bostonejanne
inessive Bostonissanne Bostoneissanne
elative Bostonistanne Bostoneistanne
illative Bostoniinne Bostoneihinne
adessive Bostonillanne Bostoneillanne
ablative Bostoniltanne Bostoneiltanne
allative Bostonillenne Bostoneillenne
essive Bostoninanne Bostoneinanne
translative Bostoniksenne Bostoneiksenne
abessive Bostonittanne Bostoneittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Bostoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Bostoninsa Bostoninsa
accusative nom. Bostoninsa Bostoninsa
gen. Bostoninsa
genitive Bostoninsa Bostoniensa
Bostoneidensa
Bostoneittensa
partitive Bostoniaan
Bostoniansa 		Bostoneitaan
Bostonejaan
Bostoneitansa
Bostonejansa
inessive Bostonissaan
Bostonissansa 		Bostoneissaan
Bostoneissansa
elative Bostonistaan
Bostonistansa 		Bostoneistaan
Bostoneistansa
illative Bostoniinsa Bostoneihinsa
adessive Bostonillaan
Bostonillansa 		Bostoneillaan
Bostoneillansa
ablative Bostoniltaan
Bostoniltansa 		Bostoneiltaan
Bostoneiltansa
allative Bostonilleen
Bostonillensa 		Bostoneilleen
Bostoneillensa
essive Bostoninaan
Bostoninansa 		Bostoneinaan
Bostoneinansa
translative Bostonikseen
Bostoniksensa 		Bostoneikseen
Bostoneiksensa
abessive Bostonittaan
Bostonittansa 		Bostoneittaan
Bostoneittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Bostoneineen
Bostoneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Polish

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Boston m inan (related adjective bostoński, demonym bostończyk, female demonym bostonka)

  1. Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

Declension

Declension of Boston
singular
nominative Boston
genitive Bostonu
dative Bostonowi
accusative Boston
instrumental Bostonem
locative Bostonie
vocative Bostonie

References

  • Boston in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Boston.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Boston

  1. Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bôston/
  • Hyphenation: Bos‧ton

Proper noun

Bȍston m (Cyrillic spelling Бо̏стон)

  1. Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

Declension

Declension of Boston
singular
nominative Boston
genitive Bostona
dative Bostonu
accusative Boston
vocative Bostone
locative Bostonu
instrumental Bostonom

Slovak

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Boston m inan (genitive singular Bostonu, declension pattern of dub, related adjective bostonský, demonym Bostončan, female demonym Bostončanka)

  1. Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

References

  • “Boston”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboston/
  • Rhymes: -oston
  • Syllabification: Bos‧ton

Proper noun

Boston ?

  1. Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

Turkish

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Proper noun

Boston

  1. Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)
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