bogsa

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

bocsa

Etymology

From Middle English box (“container, box, cup”), from Old English box (“box-tree; box, case”), from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā (“box tree; box”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpoks̪ə/

Noun

bogsa m (genitive singular bogsa, plural bogsaichean)

box
Synonym: ciste
(colloquial) television
(colloquial, music) short for bogsa-ciùil (“accordion”)

Synonyms

bucas

Derived terms

bocsa guir (“nest box”)
bocsa-fòn (“phone box”)
bogsa a' chiad-fhuasglaidh (“first-aid box”)
bogsa piàna (“piano accordion”)
bogsa-litrichean (“letter box”)
bogsa-phutan (“button accordion”)
cliath-bhogsa (“crate”)

Mutation

Mutation of *bogsa*
radical	lenition
bogsa	bhogsa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.