Reconstruction:Old English/boba

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *bōbō, from Proto-Germanic *bōbô, from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō-. Compare the attested given names Bōba & Bōfa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈboː.bɑ/

    Noun

    *bōba m

    1. a male child

    Declension

    Weak:

    singular plural
    nominative *bōba *bōban
    accusative *bōban *bōban
    genitive *bōban *bōbena
    dative *bōban *bōbum