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English

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Boa constrictor
Feather boa

Etymology

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From Middle English boa, from Latin boa (“large snake”), a species of serpent mentioned in Pliny's Naturalis Historia (Natural History). The scarf was named attributively, for its resemblance to the snake when worn.

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Noun

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boa (plural boas or (obsolete) boæ)

  1. Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.
  2. A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin boa (“large snake”). Doublet of boà.

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Noun

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boa f (plural boes)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. scaly dragonfish (Stomias boa boa)
    Synonym: boa marina

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin boa (“large snake”).

Noun

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boa c (singular definite boaen, plural indefinite boaer)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (item of clothing)

Declension

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Declension of boa
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative boa boaen boaer boaerne
genitive boas boaens boaers boaernes

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch boa, from Latin boa. The use for scarf derived from French boa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boa m (plural boa's, diminutive boaatje n)

  1. boa, snake of the genus Boa
  2. fur or plumed scarf, boa

Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: boa

Esperanto

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Etymology

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From bo- +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈboa]
  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Hyphenation: bo‧a

Adjective

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boa (accusative singular boan, plural boaj, accusative plural boajn)

  1. Related by marriage (rarely used; bo- is usually a prefix).

Fala

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈboa/
  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Syllabification: bo‧a

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese voda (“wedding”), from Latin vōta (“vows”).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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boa f (plural boas)

  1. (Mañegu) wedding

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Spanish boa, from Latin boa.

Noun

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boa f (plural boas)

  1. boa

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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boa

  1. feminine singular of bo (“good”)

References

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  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin boa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɑ/, [ˈbo̞.ɑ̝]
  • IPA(key): /ˈboː.ɑ/, [ˈbo̞ː.ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -o.ɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): boa

Noun

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boa

  1. boa (snake)

Declension

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Inflection of boa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative boa boat
genitive boan boien
partitive boaa boia
illative boaan boiin
singular plural
nominative boa boat
accusative nom. boa boat
gen. boan
genitive boan boien
boain rare
partitive boaa boia
inessive boassa boissa
elative boasta boista
illative boaan boiin
adessive boalla boilla
ablative boalta boilta
allative boalle boille
essive boana boina
translative boaksi boiksi
abessive boatta boitta
instructive — boin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of boa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative boani boani
accusative nom. boani boani
gen. boani
genitive boani boieni
boaini rare
partitive boaani boiani
inessive boassani boissani
elative boastani boistani
illative boaani boiini
adessive boallani boillani
ablative boaltani boiltani
allative boalleni boilleni
essive boanani boinani
translative boakseni boikseni
abessive boattani boittani
instructive — —
comitative — boineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative boasi boasi
accusative nom. boasi boasi
gen. boasi
genitive boasi boiesi
boaisi rare
partitive boaasi boiasi
inessive boassasi boissasi
elative boastasi boistasi
illative boaasi boiisi
adessive boallasi boillasi
ablative boaltasi boiltasi
allative boallesi boillesi
essive boanasi boinasi
translative boaksesi boiksesi
abessive boattasi boittasi
instructive — —
comitative — boinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative boamme boamme
accusative nom. boamme boamme
gen. boamme
genitive boamme boiemme
boaimme rare
partitive boaamme boiamme
inessive boassamme boissamme
elative boastamme boistamme
illative boaamme boiimme
adessive boallamme boillamme
ablative boaltamme boiltamme
allative boallemme boillemme
essive boanamme boinamme
translative boaksemme boiksemme
abessive boattamme boittamme
instructive — —
comitative — boinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative boanne boanne
accusative nom. boanne boanne
gen. boanne
genitive boanne boienne
boainne rare
partitive boaanne boianne
inessive boassanne boissanne
elative boastanne boistanne
illative boaanne boiinne
adessive boallanne boillanne
ablative boaltanne boiltanne
allative boallenne boillenne
essive boananne boinanne
translative boaksenne boiksenne
abessive boattanne boittanne
instructive — —
comitative — boinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative boansa boansa
accusative nom. boansa boansa
gen. boansa
genitive boansa boiensa
boainsa rare
partitive boaansa boiaan
boiansa
inessive boassaan
boassansa 		boissaan
boissansa
elative boastaan
boastansa 		boistaan
boistansa
illative boaansa boiinsa
adessive boallaan
boallansa 		boillaan
boillansa
ablative boaltaan
boaltansa 		boiltaan
boiltansa
allative boalleen
boallensa 		boilleen
boillensa
essive boanaan
boanansa 		boinaan
boinansa
translative boakseen
boaksensa 		boikseen
boiksensa
abessive boattaan
boattansa 		boittaan
boittansa
instructive — —
comitative — boineen
boinensa

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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From Latin boa (“large snake”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boa m (plural boas)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf)

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Latin boa (“large snake”).

Noun

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boa f (plural boas)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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boa

  1. feminine singular of bo

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch boa, from Middle Dutch boa, from Latin boa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈboa̯]
  • Hyphenation: boa

Noun

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boa (plural boa-boa)

  1. boa, snake of the genus Boa
  2. fur or plumed scarf, boa

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin boa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boa m (invariable)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf)

Noun

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boa f (plural boe)

  1. buoy

References

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  1. ^ boa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Katembri

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Noun

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boa

  1. moon

References

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  • Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 88-89

Latin

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Etymology 1

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First mentioned by Pliny, of unknown origin. Folk etymology connected it to Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs, “ox”).[1]

Noun

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boa f (genitive boae); first declension

  1. A large snake native to Roman Italy.
  2. A disease, the measles or smallpox.
Declension
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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative boa boae
genitive boae boārum
dative boae boīs
accusative boam boās
ablative boā boīs
vocative boa boae

Etymology 2

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Verb

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boā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of boō

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “boa”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Lindu

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Noun

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boa

  1. lie; falsehood

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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boa m (definite singular boaen, indefinite plural boaer, definite plural boaene)

  1. boa

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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boa m (definite singular boaen, indefinite plural boaer or boaar, definite plural boaene or boaane)

  1. boa

Polish

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boa sense 1
boa sense 1

Etymology

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Borrowed from French boa.[1] First attested in 1836.[2]

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Noun

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boa m animal (indeclinable)

  2. boa (any snake of the genus Boa)
    duży boa ― a large boa
    niewielki boa ― a small boa
    kilkumetrowy boa ― a boa a few meters long
    wygłodzony boa ― a starving boa
    wąż boa ― a boa snake
    cielsko boa ― a boa carcass

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nouns

Noun

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boa n (indeclinable)

  2. boa (type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck)
    futrzane boa ― a furry boa
    pierzaste boa ― a feather boa
    puchowe boa ― a down boa
    wyłysiałe boa ― a featherless boa
    boa z piór ― a boa made of feathers
    boa ze strusich piór ― a boa made of ostrich feathers
    szal z boa ― a boa scarf
    poprawiać boa ― to fix a boa
    włożyć na szyję boa ― to wrap a boa around one's neck
    owinięty boa ― wrapped in a boa

References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “boa”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kurjer Warszawski‎[1], number R.16, nr 328, 1836, page 1612

Further reading

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  • boa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • boa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • boa in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo(w).ɐ/ [ˈbo(ʊ̯).ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbo(w).a/ [ˈbo(ʊ̯).a]
 

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese bõa, from Latin bona, feminine of bonus (“good”). Cognate with Galician boa.

Adjective

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boa

  1. feminine singular of bom
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Noun

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boa f (plural boas)

  1. an interesting story, joke or news

Interjection

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boa!

  1. good one!, well done!, all right! (expresses approval, applause or admiration)

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Boa, from Latin boa (“large Italian snake species”).

Noun

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boa f (plural boas)

  1. boa (any snake of the Boa genus)
    Synonym: jiboia

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French boa.

Noun

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boa m (uncountable)

  1. boa constrictor

Declension

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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative boa boaul
genitive-dative boa boaului
vocative boaule

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin boa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boa f (plural boas)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf made from feathers)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin boa.

Noun

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boa c

  1. boa (snake)
    Synonym: boaorm
  2. boa (scarf)

Declension

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Declension of boa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite boa boas
definite boan boans
plural indefinite boor boors
definite boorna boornas

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From French pourboire (“tip”, literally “for-drink”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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boa

  1. to leave a tip; to give gratuity
    tiền boa ― a tip

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