Boii

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English

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Noun

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Boii pl (plural only)

  1. (historical) A Gallic tribe of the later Iron Age.

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *bāus, said to be partly assimilated from words for cow and warrior. Compare Ancient Greek Βόιοι (Bóioi). More at Boii.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Boiī m pl (genitive Boiōrum); second declension

  1. A Celtic tribe established between the Padus and the Apennines, in an area corresponding to today's Emilia-Romagna

Declension

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Second-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Boiī
genitive Boiōrum
dative Boiīs
accusative Boiōs
ablative Boiīs
vocative Boiī

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: Βόιοι (Bóioi)

References

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  • Boii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Boii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Falileyev, Alexander, ed. (2007). "Boii." Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names. Aberystwyth University.