boiar

See also: boïar

English

Noun

boiar (plural boiars)

1. Alternative form of boyar.
   • 2010, Richard Wortman, “[Fedor] Solntsev, [Alexey] Olenin, and the Development of a Russian National Aesthetic”, in Cynthia Hyla Whittaker, editor, Visualizing Russia: Fedor Solntsev and Crafting a National Past (Russian History and Culture; 4), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 40:

     “Our travelers,” he [Mikhail Pogodin] wrote, “were captivated only when the Russian spirit was realized before their eyes, when they saw the way our pretty Russian girls and our fine fellows (molodtsy) were dressed. They appeared before us in their grandfathers’ kaftans—staid boiars, majestic boiarins. What delight, what splendor, what variety, what beauty, what poetry!”

References

• “boiar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Boria, bario-

Catalan

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Russian боя́рин (bojárin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈjar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [boˈja]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [boˈjaɾ]

Noun

boiar m (plural boiars)

1. boyar

Etymology 2

From boia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈja]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [boˈja]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [boˈjaɾ]

Verb

boiar (first-person singular present boio, first-person singular preterite boí, past participle boiat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (intransitive, nautical) to float (especially something which has been submerged)
2. (intransitive, figurative) to prosper, to succeed

Conjugation

    Conjugation of boiar (first conjugation)

infinitive			boiar
gerund			boiant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		boiat		boiada
		plural		boiats		boiades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	boio	boies	boia	boiem	boieu	boien
	imperfect	boiava	boiaves	boiava	boiàvem	boiàveu	boiaven
	future	boiaré	boiaràs	boiarà	boiarem	boiareu	boiaran
	preterite	boí	boiares	boià	boiàrem	boiàreu	boiaren
	conditional	boiaria	boiaries	boiaria	boiaríem	boiaríeu	boiarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	boï	boïs	boï	boiem	boieu	boïn
	imperfect	boiés	boiessis	boiés	boiéssim	boiéssiu	boiessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	boia	boï	boiem	boieu	boïn
	negative (no)	—	no boïs	no boï	no boiem	no boieu	no boïn

Synonyms

• surar

Derived terms

• boiant

Further reading

• “boiar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

From boia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈa(ʁ)/ [boɪ̯ˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈa(ʁ)/ [boɪ̯ˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /bojˈa(ɾ)/ [boɪ̯ˈa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bojˈa(ʁ)/ [boɪ̯ˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /bojˈa(ɻ)/ [boɪ̯ˈa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bojˈaɾ/, /bɔjˈaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bojˈaɾ/, /bɔjˈaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bojˈa.ɾi/, /bɔjˈa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: boi‧ar

Verb

boiar (first-person singular present boio, first-person singular preterite boiei, past participle boiado)

1. to float

   Synonym: flutuar

2. to waft
3. to drown
4. (Brazil, slang) to be lost, to be confused about what is being discussed

Conjugation

    Conjugation of boiar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	boiar
Personal	boiar	boiares	boiar	boiarmos	boiardes	boiarem
Gerund
	boiando
Past participle
Masculine	boiado			boiados
Feminine	boiada			boiadas
Indicative
Present	boio, bóio1,2	boias, bóias1,2	boia, bóia1,2	boiamos	boiais	boiam, bóiam1,2
Imperfect	boiava	boiavas	boiava	boiávamos	boiáveis	boiavam
Preterite	boiei	boiaste	boiou	boiamos1, boiámos3	boiastes	boiaram
Pluperfect	boiara	boiaras	boiara	boiáramos	boiáreis	boiaram
Future	boiarei	boiarás	boiará	boiaremos	boiareis	boiarão
Conditional	boiaria	boiarias	boiaria	boiaríamos	boiaríeis	boiariam
Subjunctive
Present	boie, bóie1,2	boies, bóies1,2	boie, bóie1,2	boiemos	boieis	boiem, bóiem1,2
Imperfect	boiasse	boiasses	boiasse	boiássemos	boiásseis	boiassem
Future	boiar	boiares	boiar	boiarmos	boiardes	boiarem
Imperative
Affirmative		boia, bóia1,2	boie, bóie1,2	boiemos	boiai	boiem, bóiem1,2
Negative (não)		não boies, não bóies1,2	não boie, não bóie1,2	não boiemos	não boieis	não boiem, não bóiem1,2

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²Superseded.
³European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “boiar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “boiar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025