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Old English · noun

boia

Normalised bōia

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈboː.jɑ/
Syllables: ˈboː · jɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: boy younger brother grandson relative cousin

Meaning

younger brother
younger male relative (e.g. grandson, nephew, cousin, etc.)
boy

Declension

Declension of boia
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bōia	bōian
Accusative	bōian	bōian
Genitive	bōian	bōiena
Dative	bōian	bōium

All forms (4)

bōia
bōian
bōiena
bōium

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bōjō, from Proto-Germanic *bōjô, from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō-. Compare the attested given name Boia.

Descendants

boy

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