boad

English

Verb

boad (third-person singular simple present boads, present participle boading, simple past and past participle boaded)

1. Obsolete form of bode.
   • a. 1734, Robert Wodrow, Analecta: or Materials for a History of Remarkable Providences, mostly relating to Scotch Ministers and Christians:

     The removall of so many old seers and Ministers, at such a time, boads ill; but we should still be thankful we enjoyed them so long.

Anagrams

• Abdo, Boda, Obad., abdo, doab

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from French bois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈad/

Noun

boad (nominative plural boads)

1. wood (material)

Declension

Declension of boad

	singular	plural
nominative	boad	boads
genitive	boada	boadas
dative	boade	boades
accusative	boadi	boadis
vocative 1	o boad!	o boads!
predicative 2	boadu	boadus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

• boadik

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /po˨˦ ʔaːt˧/
• Tone numbers: bo¹ad⁸
• Hyphenation: bo‧ad

Noun

boad (1957–1982 spelling boad)

1. lungs