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

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

Zhuang

Pronunciation

Noun

boad (1957–1982 spelling boad)

  1. lungs