boria

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See also: Boria and bòria

Italian

Etymology 1

Probably from Latin boreas, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās). Doublet of borea.

Pronunciation

Noun

boria f (plural borie)

  1. conceit, arrogance, swagger
    Synonyms: orgoglio, arroganza
    quel ragazzo è pieno di boriathat guy is full of arrogance
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

boria

  1. inflection of boriarsi:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

  • boria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόρεια (bóreia).

Pronunciation

Noun

borīa f (genitive borīae); first declension

  1. A kind of jasper
Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative borīa borīae
genitive borīae borīārum
dative borīae borīīs
accusative borīam borīās
ablative borīā borīīs
vocative borīa borīae

Etymology 2

Noun

bōria

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bōrium

References

  • boria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • boria in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • boria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboɾja/
  • Rhymes: -oɾja
  • Syllabification: bo‧ria

Noun

boria f (plural borias)

  1. Alternative form of boira

Further reading