bosten

Basque

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

Etymology

From bost (five) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bos̺ten/ [bos̺.t̪ẽn]
  • Rhymes: -os̺ten, -en
  • Hyphenation: bos‧ten

Noun

bosten inan or anim

  1. fifth (fraction)

Declension

Declension of bosten (animate and inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive bosten bostena bostenak
ergative bostenek bostenak bostenek
dative bosteni bostenari bostenei
genitive bostenen bostenaren bostenen
comitative bostenekin bostenarekin bostenekin
causative bostenengatik bostenarengatik bostenengatik
benefactive bostenentzat bostenarentzat bostenentzat
instrumental bostenez bostenaz bostenez
inessive anim bostenengan bostenarengan bostenengan
inan bostenetan bostenean bostenetan
locative anim
inan bostenetako bosteneko bostenetako
allative anim bostenengana bostenarengana bostenengana
inan bostenetara bostenera bostenetara
terminative anim bostenenganaino bostenarenganaino bostenenganaino
inan bostenetaraino bosteneraino bostenetaraino
directive anim bostenenganantz bostenarenganantz bostenenganantz
inan bostenetarantz bostenerantz bostenetarantz
destinative anim bostenenganako bostenarenganako bostenenganako
inan bostenetarako bostenerako bostenetarako
ablative anim bostenengandik bostenarengandik bostenengandik
inan bostenetatik bostenetik bostenetatik
partitive bostenik
prolative bostentzat

Numeral

bosten

  1. genitive indefinite of bost
  2. genitive plural of bost

Further reading

  • bosten”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • bosten”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Middle English

Etymology

From bost (boast, glory, noise, arrogance, presumption, pride, vanity), probably of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bausuz (inflated, swollen, puffed up, proud, arrogant, bad). For more see boast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔːstən/

Verb

bosten

  1. to brag

Conjugation

Conjugation of bosten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) bosten, boste
present tense past tense
1st-person singular boste bosted
2nd-person singular bostest bostedest
3rd-person singular bosteth bosted
subjunctive singular boste
imperative singular
plural1 bosten, boste bosteden, bostede
imperative plural bosteth, boste
participles bostynge, bostende bosted, ybosted

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: boast

References