Bosna
English
Proper noun
Bosna
- A major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- 2022, Priscilla Morris, Black Butterflies, Duckworth, page 70:
- At the far end, they would be greeted by the green sun-dappled waters of the Bosna as they gurgled up in streams and pools dotted with islands.
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German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔsna/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Bosna f (genitive Bosna, plural Bosnas)
- (southern Bavaria, Austria) a fast-food snack consisting of a bratwurst in a bun, garnished with mustard and onions, and noticeably spicier than an American-style hot dog
Declension
Declension of Bosna [feminine]
Further reading
- “Bosna” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bosna” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Bosna on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Latin
Proper noun
Bosna
- (obsolete) alternative form of Bosnia
- 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII:
- 1511, Bernardus Sylvanus ed., Jacobus Angelus's translation of Ptolemy as Liber Geographica, Bk VIII:
Portuguese
Proper noun
Bosna m
- Bosna (a major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Uncertain. According to philologist Anton Mayer the name Bosna could essentially be derived from Illyrian Bass-an-as(-ā) which would be derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bôsna/
- Hyphenation: Bo‧sna
Proper noun
Bȍsna f (Cyrillic spelling Бо̏сна) (uncountable)
- Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)
- Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Bosna (a major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Declension
Declension of Bosna
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Bȍsna |
| genitive | Bosne |
| dative | Bosni |
| accusative | Bosnu |
| vocative | Bosno |
| locative | Bosni |
| instrumental | Bosnom |
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: Bosna
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bóːsna/
Proper noun
Bọ̑sna f
- Bosnia (a geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country)
- Bosnia (a country in southeast Europe; in full, Bósna in Hercegovína)
- Bosna (a major river in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Declension
| Feminine, a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Bósna | |
| genitive | Bósne | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Bósna | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Bósne | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Bósni | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Bósno | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Bósni | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Bósno | |
Related terms
- Bosánec / Bosánka, Bósenc / Bósenka
- bosánski, bósenski
- bosánščina