boos

See also: bõos

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buːz/
  • Rhymes: -uːz
  • Homophone: booze

Noun

boos

  1. plural of boo

Verb

boos

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boo

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom. Cognate with Welsh bwyd.

Noun

boos m (plural bosow)

  1. food
  2. meal

Derived terms

  • boos atal (“junk food”)
  • boos baban (“baby food”)
  • boos bestes (“animal feed”)
  • boos dhe breder (“food for thought”)
  • boos leth (“milk based food”)
  • boos lonnow (“animal feed”)
  • bosa (“to feed”)
  • bosti (“restaurant”)
  • ewl voos (“appetite”)
  • gwara boos (“groceries”)
  • kreuna voos (“food bank”)
  • prys boos (“meal time”)
  • rewl voos (“diet”)
  • rol voos (“menu”)
  • sagh boos (“stomach”)

Mutation

Mutation of boos
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
boos voos unchanged poos foos voos

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

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bôse, from Old Dutch bōsi, from Proto-West Germanic *bausī, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: boos
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Adjective

boos (comparative bozer, superlative meest boos or boost)

  1. mad, angry
  2. upset, frustrated
  3. evil
    Er zijn boze geesten in deze bossen. ― There are evil spirits in these forests.

Declension

Declension of boos
uninflected boos
inflected boze
comparative bozer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial boos bozer het boost
het booste
indefinite m./f. sing. boze bozere booste
n. sing. boos bozer booste
plural boze bozere booste
definite boze bozere booste
partitive boos bozers —

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: boos
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