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 (anim/inan C-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive bosten bostena bostenak bostenok
ergative bostenek bostenak bostenek bostenok
dative bosteni bostenari bostenei bostenoi
genitive bostenen bostenaren bostenen bostenon
comitative bostenekin bostenarekin bostenekin bostenokin
causative bostenengatik bostenarengatik bostenengatik bostenongatik
benefactive bostenentzat bostenarentzat bostenentzat bostenontzat
instrumental bostenez bostenaz bostenez bostenotaz
innesive anim. bostenengan bostenarengan bostenengan bostenongan
inan. bostenetan bostenean bostenetan bostenotan
locative anim.
inan. bostenetako bosteneko bostenetako bostenotako
allative anim. bostenengana bostenarengana bostenengana bostenongana
inan. bostenetara bostenera bostenetara bostenotara
terminative anim. bostenenganaino bostenarenganaino bostenenganaino bostenonganaino
inan. bostenetaraino bosteneraino bostenetaraino bostenotaraino
directive anim. bostenenganantz bostenarenganantz bostenenganantz bostenonganantz
inan. bostenetarantz bostenerantz bostenetarantz bostenotarantz
destinative anim. bostenenganako bostenarenganako bostenenganako bostenonganako
inan. bostenetarako bostenerako bostenetarako bostenotarako
ablative anim. bostenengandik bostenarengandik bostenengandik bostenongandik
inan. bostenetatik bostenetik bostenetatik bostenotatik
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