bos

See also: Bos, bōś, bõs, boš, boș, boş, bo's, Bos., and Boś

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Bosnian or Serbo-Croatian bòsanskī.

Symbol

bos

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Bosnian.

English

Noun

bos

1. plural of bo

Anagrams

• OSB, SOB, sob, SBO, obs, BSO, obs., Obs, OBs

Achang

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /bɔ˧˩/
• (Lianghe) [pɑ⁵⁵]
• (Longchuan) [pɔ⁵⁵]
• (Luxi) [pa³¹]
• (Xiandao) [pɔ³¹]

Verb

bos

1. to have
2. to accompany, be associated with

Derived terms

• bos loh

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎, Payap University, page 13

Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch bos, from Middle Dutch bosch, from Old Dutch *busc, from Proto-West Germanic *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔs/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

bos (plural bosse, diminutive bossie)

1. wood, forest
2. bush, shrub
3. bunch, bundle, sheaf, bouquet

   Hy het vir my 'n bossie blomme gegee.

   He gave me a bunch/bouquet of flowers.

Derived terms

• bosbedryf
• bosbeheer
• bosbestuur
• bosbewaring
• bosbewoner
• boskraai
• bosveld
• boswagter
• boswerker
• kankerbos
• renosterbos

Aragonese

Pronoun

bos

1. superseded spelling of vos

Cornish

Alternative forms

• bones

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːz/
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): (verbal noun) /ˈboːz/, (long forms, e.g. ero'ma, ere'vy) /ˈɛrɐ/, (preterite) /ˈbiː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *bod, from Proto-Celtic *butā (“being, existence”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to be”). Cognate with Breton bout, Irish bheith, Scottish Gaelic bhith, and Welsh bod.

Forms such as ov / os / yw (etc.) can be compared to Welsh wyf / wyt / yw (etc.) and are ultimately from Proto-Celtic *esti rather than *butā. Their analogous forms beginning with es- can be compared to the Welsh forms beginning with yd-.

Verb

bos (irregular)

1. to be
2. (Revived Late Cornish, future, preterite or conditional tenses) to have; to get

   My a veu own.

   I was frightened.

   (literally, “I had fright.”)

   Nei via pris da rag an hern.

   We would get a good price for the pilchards.

   Termyn aral hwei vedh moy.

   Another time you will have more.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bos

			singular			plural			impersonal
			first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	short	ov	os	yw	on	owgh	yns	or
		long	esov	esos	yma, eus, usi†	eson	esowgh	ymons, esons†	eder
	future		bydhav	bythydh	bydh	bydhyn	bydhowgh	bydhons	bydher
	preterite		beuv	beus	beu	beun	bewgh	bons	beus
	simple imperfect	short	en	es	o	en	ewgh	ens	os
		long	esen	eses	esa	esen	esewgh	esens	eses
	habitual imperfect		bedhen	bedhes	bedha	bedhen	bedhewgh	bedhens	bedhes
	pluperfect		bien	bies	bia	bien	biewgh	biens	bies
subjunctive	present/future		biv	bi	bo	byn	bowgh	bons	ber
	imperfect		ben	bes	be	ben	bewgh	bens	bes
imperative			-	bydh	bedhes	bedhen	bedhewgh	bedhens	-
non-finite forms			present participle		ow pos	verbal adjective		bedhys*

† yma and ymons are the independent forms − eus, usi and esons are the dependent forms − usi is used with definite subjects, eus is used with indefinite subjects
*bedhys is only found in compound words − e.g. godhvedhys - ("known")

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *bod, from Proto-Celtic *butā (“hut, cabin”). Cognate with Breton bod, Irish and Scottish Gaelic both, and Welsh bod.

Noun

bos f (plural bosow)

1. abode, dwelling

Derived terms

• bosik (“small habitation”)
• boslan (“plantation”)

Etymology 3

Presumably from English bush.

Noun

bos m (plural bosow)

1. bush

Derived terms

• bosek (“bushy”)

Mutation

Mutation of bos

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bos	vos	unchanged	pos	fos	vos

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbos]

Adjective

bos

1. (literary) short masculine singular of bosý

   Synonym: bosky

Derived terms

• na boso

Related terms

• bosý

Further reading

• “bos”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bos”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dalmatian

Etymology 1

Possibly from Latin buxus (“box tree”).

Noun

bos m

1. oak tree

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

bos m

1. thigh, hind quarters

Danish

Noun

bos n

1. indefinite genitive singular of bo

Dutch

Alternative forms

• bosch (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bosch, from Old Dutch *busc, from Proto-West Germanic *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bos
• Rhymes: -ɔs

Noun

bos n (plural bossen, diminutive bosje n)

1. wood, forest

   Zij ging wandelen in de bossen. ― She went walking in the woods.

2. (Suriname) jungle, tropical rainforest
   • 2013, Scrappy W, “Super Saamaka”:

     Ik woon in de stad en ik kom uit het bos / Toerisme gestudeerd en ik ben tevens kok / Mensen vinden me tof, grof, onbeschoft / en respect voor mijn buurvrouw want die noemt me os

     I live in the city and I'm from the jungle / Studied tourism and I am also a cook / People think I am harsh, rude, uncouth / and respect for my neighbour because she calls me an ox

Derived terms

• bebossen
• biesbos
• bosaardbei
• bosbedrijf
• bosbeheer
• bosbes
• bosbewaring
• bosbewoner
• bosbouw
• bosbrand
• boshoen
• boshyacint
• bosjavaan
• boskalkoen
• boskoe
• boskonijn
• bosland
• bosloos
• bosmarmot
• bosmier
• bosneger
• bospaardenstaart
• bospolitie
• bosrand
• bosrietzanger
• bosruiter
• bosspitsmuis
• bosuil
• bosvogel
• boswachter
• boswezen
• dennenbos
• door de bomen het bos niet meer zien
• geriefbos
• loofbos
• miltvuurbos
• naaldbos
• oerbos
• ontbossen
• ooibos
• pestbos
• rabattenbos
• rooibos
• schaambos

toponyms

• Adriaan Tripbos
• Ballastplaatbos
• Bedumerbos
• Beijumerbos
• Bellingwolderbos
• Beusebos
• Bevrijdingsbos
• Blijhamsterbos
• Corversbos
• Diemerbos
• Dingebos
• Donkere Bos
• Dr. Hommesbos
• Drevenbos
• Formerumerbos
• Haarsterbos
• Hollumerbos
• Hoornerbos
• Horstenerbos
• Huisweersterbos
• Kweekbos
• Kwelbos
• Lauwersoogbos
• Marnebos
• Meebos
• Middelstumerbos
• Nanninga's Bos
• Nesserbos
• Nieuwe Schanskerbos
• Noordlaarderbos
• Oostbos
• Pekelder Bos
• Quintusbos
• Roelagerbos
• Scharlakenbos
• Schinkelbos
• Steendamsterbos
• Telegraafbos
• Tempelbos
• Ten Boersterbos
• Vierhuizerbos
• Vledderbos
• Vlinderbalgbos
• W.H. Vliegenbos
• Wagenborgerbos
• Warffumerbos
• Winschoterbos
• Zuidwalbos

Noun

bos m (plural bossen, diminutive bosje n)

1. bunch, bouquet

   Voor het recept hebben we een bosje radijzen nodig. ― We need a bunch of radishes for the recipe.

   Hij bracht een bosje bloemen mee. ― He brought me a bouquet of flowers.

Derived terms

• biesbos
• bos hout voor de deur
• bossen
• bosui
• takkenbos

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bos
• Berbice Creole Dutch: bosi
• Negerhollands: boesch, bosch
• → Aukan: bosu
• → Caribbean Javanese: bos (bunch, bundle)
• → English: bush
  • → Dutch: bush, bushbush
• →? Guyanese Creole English: bush
• → Indonesian: bos
• → Papiamentu: bòshi, bosji (from the diminutive)
• → Sranan Tongo: bosu (bunch, bundle)
• → Sranan Tongo: busi (forest)
  • → Caribbean Javanese: busi
  • → Kwinti: busi
  • → Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin: busi

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos).

Noun

bos m (plural bos)

1. box (tree)
2. boxwood

Galician

Adjective

bos

1. masculine plural of bo

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese vos. Cognate with Kabuverdianu bo.

Pronoun

bos

1. you (plural second person)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbos/ [ˈbɔs]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: bos

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch bos, from Middle Dutch bosch, from Old Dutch *busc, from Proto-West Germanic *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

Noun

bos (plural bos-bos)

1. cluster, bunch

Etymology 2

From English boss, from Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-Germanic *baswô, masculine form of Proto-Germanic *baswǭ (“father's sister, aunt, cousin”). Doublet of bas.

Noun

bos (plural bos-bos or para bos)

1. boss, leader, head

   Synonyms: atasan, mandor, pemborong, pembesar, kepala

Further reading

• “bos” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.