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бой

/[bɔj]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    beating, thrashing, drubbing, whopping, whipping, flogging, leathering, knock-about, punch-up, caning
    • як бой

      jak bojsolid whopping

    • зверски бой

      zverski bojbrutal beating

    • съдирам някого от бой

      sǎdiram njakogo ot bojto beat someone to a pulp

  2. 2.
    battle, fight, combat, ruck, set-to, struggle
    • ръкопашен бой

      rǎkopašen bojhand-to-hand fight

    • въздушен бой

      vǎzdušen bojareal combat

    • превземам без бой

      prevzemam bez bojto conquer without striking a blow

  3. 3.
    dialectalheight, size

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • набо́й
  • отбо́й
  • побо́й
  • прибо́й
  • разбо́й
  • убо́й
  • бо́ев
  • бо́ен
  • бо́як
Synonyms
Related words (3)
  • би́тка
  • би́тва
  • бое́ц

Etymology

O-grade deverbal of би́я (bíja, “to beat”). Diachronically, inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojь.

Forms

  • bojromanization
  • бо́енadjective • relational
  • бойindefinite • singular
  • боеве́indefinite • plural
  • бойо́веarchaic • dialectal • indefinite • plural
  • бо́ятdefinite • singular • subjective
  • боеве́теdefinite • plural • subjective
  • бойо́ветеarchaic • definite • dialectal • plural • subjective
  • бо́яdefinite • objective • singular
  • боеве́теdefinite • objective • plural
  • бойо́ветеarchaic • definite • dialectal • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • бо́яcount-form • plural
Vocative
Singular
бо́ю
Plural
боеве́, бойо́ве (archaic)

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