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Albanian

Etymology

Metaphoric use of boj (“to drive”) (see dëboj), from Proto-Albanian *bāgnja, related to Lithuanian běgti (“to run”), Latvian bêgt (“id.”), Old Prussian begeyte (“id.”) and Greek φέβομαι (févomai, “to be put to flight, flee”). Usually attested in the passive form bohet.

Verb

boj (aorist bova, participle buar)

  1. to mate

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of boj (active voice)

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participle buar
gerund duke buar
infinitive për të buar
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative present boj bon bon bojmë boni bojnë
imperfect boja boje bonte bonim bonit bonin
aorist bova bove boi buam buat buan
perfect kam buar ke buar ka buar kemi buar keni buar kanë buar
past perfect kisha buar kishe buar kishte buar kishim buar kishit buar kishin buar
aorist II pata buar pate buar pati buar patëm buar patët buar patën buar
future1 do të boj do të bosh do të bojë do të bojmë do të boni do të bojnë
future perfect2 do të kem buar do të kesh buar do të ketë buar do të kemi buar do të keni buar do të kenë buar
subjunctive present të boj të bosh të bojë të bojmë të boni të bojnë
imperfect të boja të boje të bonte të bonim të bonit të bonin
perfect të kem buar të kesh buar të ketë buar të kemi buar të keni buar të kenë buar
past perfect të kisha buar të kishe buar të kishte buar të kishim buar të kishit buar të kishin buar
conditional1, 2 imperfect do të boja do të boje do të bonte do të bonim do të bonit do të bonin
past perfect do të kisha buar do të kishe buar do të kishte buar do të kishim buar do të kishit buar do të kishin buar
optative present bofsha bofsh boftë bofshim bofshit bofshin
perfect paça buar paç buar pastë buar paçim buar paçit buar paçin buar
admirative present buakam buake buaka buakemi buakeni buakan
imperfect buakësha buakëshe buakësh buakëshim buakëshit buakëshin
perfect paskam buar paske buar paska buar paskemi buar paskeni buar paskan buar
past perfect paskësha buar paskëshe buar paskësh buar paskëshim buar paskëshit buar paskëshin buar
imperative present — bo — — boni —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 30

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech boj, from Proto-Slavic *bojь.

Noun

boj m inan

  1. fight
Declension
Declension of boj (soft masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative boj boje
genitive boje bojů
dative boji bojům
accusative boj boje
vocative boji boje
locative boji bojích
instrumental bojem boji
Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

boj

  1. second-person singular imperative of bát

Further reading

  • boj in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • boj in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • boj in Internetová jazyková příručka

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Interjection

boj

  1. bark of a dog; woof!

Related terms

  • boji (“to bark”)

Lower Sorbian

Verb

boj

  1. Superseded spelling of bój.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojь.

Pronunciation

Noun

bȏj m (Cyrillic spelling бо̑ј)

  1. battle

Declension

Declension of boj
singular plural
nominative bȏj bòjevi
genitive bȍja bojeva
dative boju bojevima
accusative boj bojeve
vocative boju bojevi
locative boju bojevima
instrumental bojem bojevima

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojь.

Noun

boj m inan

  1. fight, battle, conflict
  2. struggle, a great effort to achieve something

Declension

Declension of boj
singular plural
nominative boj boje
genitive boja bojov
dative boju bojom
accusative boj boje
locative boji bojoch
instrumental bojom bojmi

Further reading

  • “boj”, 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, 2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan boix, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos). Compare the inherited regional doublet bujo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbox/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ox
  • Syllabification: boj

Noun

boj m (plural bojes)

  1. box (tree), boxwood

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German boie or Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French buie (“fetter, chain”), itself of Germanic origin, from Frankish *baukn (“symbol, sign”).

Noun

boj c

  1. buoy; a moored float
  2. baize (textile, a woolen stuff)

Usage notes

The textile (definition 2) has previously been neuter gender, but has been masculine (and common gender) since the 1st edition of SAOL (1874)

Declension

Declension of boj 1
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative boj bojen bojar bojarna
Genitive bojs bojens bojars bojarnas
Declension of boj 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative boj bojen bojer bojerna
Genitive bojs bojens bojers bojernas

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

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