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Webster 1913 Edition


Bo

Bo

,
int
erj.
[Cf. W.
bw
, an interj. of threatening or frightening; n., terror, fear, dread.]
An exclamation used to startle or frighten.
[Spelt also
boh
and
boo
.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Bo

BO

, exclam. A word of terror; a customary sound uttered by children to frighten their fellows.

Definition 2024


See also: Appendix:Variations of "bo"

Irish

Noun

 f (genitive singular , nominative plural ba)

  1. cow

Declension

  • Alternative dative singular: buin

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bhó mbó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • ” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Mandarin

Romanization

(Zhuyin ㄅㄛˊ)

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bāus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boː/

Noun

 f (genitive bóu or , nominative plural baí)

  1. ox, cow

Declension

Feminine irregular
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative L baíL baíH
Vocative L baíL H
Accusative boinN baíL H
Genitive bóuH, H L báoN, N
Dative boinL buaib buaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization

pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • ” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poː/

Noun

 f

  1. Alternative form of

Declension

Case Singular Plural
Nominative
Genitive or boin
Dative boin or
Vocative a bhó!

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

  1. to pack, press (fruit)