bost
English
Etymology
Verb
bost (third-person singular simple present bosts, present participle bosting, simple past and past participle bosted)
- (UK dialect, Black Country, East Midlands) To break.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Basque
| 50 | ||
| ← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: bost Ordinal: bosgarren Multiplier: boskoitz Distributive: bosna Collective: boskote Fractional: bosten | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *bortz (“five”). Often compared with and Iberian borste[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bos̺t/ [bos̺t̪]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -os̺t
- Hyphenation: bost
- (casual speech) IPA(key): /bos̺/
Numeral
bost
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bost | bosta | bostak | bostok | |
| ergative | bostek | bostak | bostek | bostok | |
| dative | bosti | bostari | bostei | bostoi | |
| genitive | bosten | bostaren | bosten | boston | |
| comitative | bostekin | bostarekin | bostekin | bostokin | |
| causative | bostengatik | bostarengatik | bostengatik | bostongatik | |
| benefactive | bostentzat | bostarentzat | bostentzat | bostontzat | |
| instrumental | bostez | bostaz | bostez | bostotaz | |
| innesive | anim. | bostengan | bostarengan | bostengan | bostongan |
| inan. | bostetan | bostean | bostetan | bostotan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | bostetako | bosteko | bostetako | bostotako | |
| allative | anim. | bostengana | bostarengana | bostengana | bostongana |
| inan. | bostetara | bostera | bostetara | bostotara | |
| terminative | anim. | bostenganaino | bostarenganaino | bostenganaino | bostonganaino |
| inan. | bostetaraino | bosteraino | bostetaraino | bostotaraino | |
| directive | anim. | bostenganantz | bostarenganantz | bostenganantz | bostonganantz |
| inan. | bostetarantz | bosterantz | bostetarantz | bostotarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | bostenganako | bostarenganako | bostenganako | bostonganako |
| inan. | bostetarako | bosterako | bostetarako | bostotarako | |
| ablative | anim. | bostengandik | bostarengandik | bostengandik | bostongandik |
| inan. | bostetatik | bostetik | bostetatik | bostotatik | |
| partitive | bostik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | bosttzat | — | — | — | |
References
- ^ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011), “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia[1] (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
- ^ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961), Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 363
Further reading
- “bost”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- “bost”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- R. L. Trask (2008), “bost”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 147
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman bost, probably of North Germanic origin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bausuz (“inflated, swollen, puffed up, proud, arrogant, bad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔːst/
Noun
bost (plural bosts)
Descendants
References
- “bōst, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- The Black Country Slang Dictionary - Bost
Scots
Etymology
Verb
bost
Alternative forms
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔst/
- Rhymes: -ɔst
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle Welsh bost, from Middle English bost.
Noun
bost m (plural bostiau)
Derived terms
- bostio (“to boast”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| bost | fost | most | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Etymology 2
Noun
bost
- soft mutation of post
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| post | bost | mhost | phost |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “boast”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bost”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bost”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies