boiar

See also: boïar

English

Noun

boiar (plural boiars)

  1. Archaic form of boyar.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for boiar in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Russian боярин (bojarin).

Noun

boiar m (plural boiars)

  1. boyar

Etymology 2

boia +‎ -ar

Verb

boiar (first-person singular present boio, past participle boiat)

  1. (intransitive, nautical) to float (especially something which has been submerged)
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to prosper, to succeed
Conjugation
Conjugation of boiar (first conjugation)
infinitive boiar
present participle boiant
past participle masculine feminine
singular boiat boiada
plural boiats boiades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present boio boies boia boiem boieu boien
imperfect boiava boiaves boiava boiàvem boiàveu boiaven
future boiaré boiaràs boiarà boiarem boiareu boiaran
preterite boí boiares boià boiàrem boiàreu boiaren
conditional boiaria boiaries boiaria boiaríem boiaríeu boiarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present boï boïs boï boiem boieu boïn
imperfect boiés boiessis boiés boiéssim boiéssiu boiessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— boia boï boiem boieu boïn
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • boiant

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From boia.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bojˈaʁ/ [boɪ̯ˈah]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /bojˈaɾ/ [boɪ̯ˈaɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /bojˈaʁ/ [boɪ̯ˈaχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /bojˈaɻ/ [boɪ̯ˈaɻ]

  • Hyphenation: boi‧ar

Verb

boiar (first-person singular present boio, first-person singular preterite boiei, past participle boiado)

  1. to float
    Synonym: flutuar
  2. to waft
  3. to drown

Conjugation
    Conjugation of boiar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal boiar
Personal boiar boiares boiar boiarmos boiardes boiarem
Gerund
boiando
Past participle
Masculine boiado boiados
Feminine boiada boiadas
Indicative
Present boio, bóio1,2 boias, bóias1,2 boia, bóia1,2 boiamos boiais boiam, bóiam1,2
Imperfect boiava boiavas boiava boiávamos boiáveis boiavam
Preterite boiei boiaste boiou boiamos1, boiámos3 boiastes boiaram
Pluperfect boiara boiaras boiara boiáramos boiáreis boiaram
Future boiarei boiarás boiará boiaremos boiareis boiarão
Conditional
boiaria boiarias boiaria boiaríamos boiaríeis boiariam
Subjunctive
Present boie, bóie1,2 boies, bóies1,2 boie, bóie1,2 boiemos boieis boiem, bóiem1,2
Imperfect boiasse boiasses boiasse boiássemos boiásseis boiassem
Future boiar boiares boiar boiarmos boiardes boiarem
Imperative
Affirmative boia, bóia1,2 boie, bóie1,2 boiemos boiai boiem, bóiem1,2
Negative (não) não boies, não bóies1,2 não boie, não bóie1,2 não boiemos não boieis não boiem, não bóiem1,2

1Brazil.
2Superseded.
3Portugal.

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