boci

boci (Old Dauphinois)

1. Alternative form of bosse (“barrel”)

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*buttia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 1: A–B, page 658

A playful derivation probably from the back-vowel pair of the dialectal bec, bece (“calf”) + -i (diminutive suffix).^[1][2]

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: bo‧ci
• Rhymes: -t͡si

boci (plural bocik)

1. (childish or endearing) moo-cow, cow

   Synonym: bocika

2. calf (a young cow)

   Synonyms: kisborjú, borjú

• boci in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• boci in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

From boace or from a Vulgar Latin root *vōcīre, from alteration of *vōceāre, from Latin vōx, possibly influenced by vagīre. Compare Aromanian butsescu, butsiri; cf. also Italian bociare, Spanish vocear.

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a boci (third-person singular present bocește, past participle bocit) 4th conjugation

1. to bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn for

   Synonyms: deplânge, jelui, jeli

• bocire
• bocitoare

• boace
• bocet

• voce
• plânge

Borrowed from Italian poggia

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɪ
• Hyphenation: bo‧ci

boci (definite accusative )

1. A type of wheelbarrow used to carry heavy burdens.