bois

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See also: Bois, BOIs, and bóis

English

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Noun

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bois

  1. plural of boi

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle French bois, boys, boiz, from Old French bosc, bois, from Late Latin boscus or Vulgar Latin *buscus, from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (bush, thicket). Compare Italian bosco, Spanish bosque, Portuguese bosque, Dutch bos and English bush.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bois m (countable and uncountable, plural bois)

  1. (uncountable) wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree)
  2. (countable) wood (wood of a particular species of tree)
  3. (countable) wood, woodland (forested or wooded area)
  4. antler (branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs)
  5. (music) woodwind instrument, woodwind
    Coordinate term: cuivre
  6. (art) wooden engraving, woodcut
  7. (golf) wood (type of club)
  8. (nautical, dated) hull
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Verb

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bois

  1. inflection of boire:
    1. first/second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular present imperative

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Galician

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Noun

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bois

  1. plural of boi

Irish

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Noun

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bois

  1. inflection of bos:
    1. dative singular
    2. dual all cases

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bois bhois mbois
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Maranao

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Etymology

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From buis.

Noun

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bois

  1. tax

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin boscus, Vulgar Latin *buscus, from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (bush, thicket).

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Noun

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bois oblique singularm (oblique plural bois, nominative singular bois, nominative plural bois)

  1. woodland; woods

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Descendants

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: bois

Noun

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bois

  1. plural of boi

Sambali

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Etymology

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From buis.

Noun

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boís

  1. tax

Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin vōbīs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbois/, [ˈboː.i.zĭ]

Pronoun

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bois (possessive bostru)

  1. you (plural), ye
    Synonyms: bos, bosateros

See also

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Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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bois

  1. dative singular of bas

Usage notes

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