bost

See also: Bost, and bòst

English

Etymology

Possibly from bust or burst.

Verb

bost (third-person singular simple present bosts, present participle bosting, simple past and past participle bosted)

1. (UK dialect, Black Country) to break

Derived terms

• bostin

Anagrams

• 'bots, Bots., bots, stob

Basque

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Cardinal: bost     Ordinal: bosgarren     Multiplier: boskoitz     Distributive: bosna     Collective: boskote     Fractional: bosten

Alternative forms

• bortz

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *bortz (“five”). Often compared with Aquitanian *bors (“five”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bos̺t/ [bos̺t̪]

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• Rhymes: -os̺t
• Hyphenation: bost
• (casual speech) IPA^(key): /bos̺/

Numeral

bost

1. five

Declension

Declension of bost (numeral, ending in consonant)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		bost	bosta	bostak
ergative		bostek	bostak	bostek
dative		bosti	bostari	bostei
genitive		bosten	bostaren	bosten
comitative		bostekin	bostarekin	bostekin
causative		bostengatik	bostarengatik	bostengatik
benefactive		bostentzat	bostarentzat	bostentzat
instrumental		bostez	bostaz	bostez
inessive	anim.	bostengan	bostarengan	bostengan
	inanim.	bostetan	bostean	bostetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	bostetako	bosteko	bostetako
allative	anim.	bostengana	bostarengana	bostengana
	inanim.	bostetara	bostera	bostetara
terminative	anim.	bostenganaino	bostarenganaino	bostenganaino
	inanim.	bostetaraino	bosteraino	bostetaraino
directive	anim.	bostenganantz	bostarenganantz	bostenganantz
	inanim.	bostetarantz	bosterantz	bostetarantz
destinative	anim.	bostenganako	bostarenganako	bostenganako
	inanim.	bostetarako	bosterako	bostetarako
ablative	anim.	bostengandik	bostarengandik	bostengandik
	inanim.	bostetatik	bostetik	bostetatik
partitive		bostik	—	—
prolative		bost-tzat	—	—

Further reading

• “bost”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
• “bost”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
• “bost” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Middle English

Alternative forms

• boste, boost, booste

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bost, probably of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bausuz (“inflated, swollen, puffed up, proud, arrogant, bad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔːst/

Noun

bost (plural bosts)

1. brag, boast

Descendants

• English: boast
• Scots: boast, bost
• Yola: boust

References

• “bōst, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• The Black Country Slang Dictionary - Bost