Bohemia

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See also: bohemia, Bohémia, bohèmia, Bohèmia, bohemià, and Bohemią

English

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Etymology

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Latinized translation of French Bohême, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Boio- (“the Boii”), the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area and Germanic *haimaz (“home”) (more at home). The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boyos and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cattle”) (compare Proto-Celtic *bāus (“cattle”), genitive *bowos), a reference to cattle owners, or from *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit”), i.e. “warrior, strong hitter” (compare Proto-Celtic *binati (“to strike, hit”)).

Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii c. 60 BCE and settled by the Germanic Marcomanni shortly thereafter.[1] Related to Bavaria.

Pronunciation

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Bohemia (westernmost area) within Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1938

Proper noun

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Bohemia

  1. A region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.
  2. A place name elsewhere:
    1. A place in England:
      1. An inner suburb of Hastings, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ8010).
      2. A hamlet in Redlynch parish, south-east Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2019).
    2. A place in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
      2. A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan.
      3. A township in Knox County, Nebraska.
      4. A township in Saunders County, Nebraska.
      5. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

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Noun

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Bohemia (plural Bohemias)

  1. A community of bohemians, unconventional artists or writers.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dietz, Karlheinz (Würzburg). “Boiohaemum.” Brill’s New Pauly, 2012. Reference. 14 March 2012 [1]

Latin

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Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Bohēmī +‎ -ia. More at Boihaemum.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bohēmia f sg (genitive Bohēmiae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) Bohemia (a region of the Czech Republic)
  2. (Medieval Latin) Czechia (the Czech state)

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Bohēmia
genitive Bohēmiae
dative Bohēmiae
accusative Bohēmiam
ablative Bohēmiā
vocative Bohēmia

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • → English: Bohemia
  • → French: Bohême
  • → Italian: Boemia
  • → Spanish: Bohemia

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Internationalism; compare English Bohemia, ultimately from Late Latin Boiohaemum. By surface analysis, bohema +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɔˈxɛ.mja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛmja
  • Syllabification: Bo‧he‧mia

Proper noun

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Bohemia f

  1. (literary) Bohemia (a region in Czech Republic)
    Synonym: Czechy

Declension

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Declension of Bohemia
singular
nominative Bohemia
genitive Bohemii
dative Bohemii
accusative Bohemię
instrumental Bohemią
locative Bohemii
vocative Bohemio
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adjective
nouns
verb

Further reading

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  • Bohemia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boˈemja/ [boˈe.mja]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -emja
  • Syllabification: Bo‧he‧mia

Proper noun

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Bohemia f

  1. Bohemia (a region of the Czech Republic)

Derived terms

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