boci

See also: bocí, boçi, and bo çi

Hungarian

Etymology

A playful derivation probably from the back-vowel pair of the dialectal bec, bece (“calf”) + -i (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbot͡si]
• Hyphenation: bo‧ci
• Rhymes: -t͡si

Noun

boci (plural bocik)

1. (childish or endearing) moo-cow, cow

   Synonym: bocika

2. calf (a young cow)

   Synonyms: kisborjú, borjú

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	boci	bocik
accusative	bocit	bocikat
dative	bocinak	bociknak
instrumental	bocival	bocikkal
causal-final	bociért	bocikért
translative	bocivá	bocikká
terminative	bociig	bocikig
essive-formal	bociként	bocikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	bociban	bocikban
superessive	bocin	bocikon
adessive	bocinál	bociknál
illative	bociba	bocikba
sublative	bocira	bocikra
allative	bocihoz	bocikhoz
elative	bociból	bocikból
delative	bociról	bocikról
ablative	bocitól	bociktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	bocié	bociké
non-attributive possessive - plural	bociéi	bocikéi

Possessive forms of boci
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	bocim	bocijaim
2nd person sing.	bocid	bocijaid
3rd person sing.	bocija	bocijai
1st person plural	bocink	bocijaink
2nd person plural	bocitok	bocijaitok
3rd person plural	bocijuk	bocijaik

Derived terms

• bocika

 

Compound words

• bociszem

 

Further reading

• boci in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• boci in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Romanian

Etymology

From boace or from a Vulgar Latin root *vōcīre, from alteration of *vōceāre, from Latin vōx, possibly influenced by vagīre. Compare Aromanian butsescu, butsiri; cf. also Italian bociare, Spanish vocear.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a boci (third-person singular present bocește, past participle bocit) 4th conj.

1. to bemoan, bewail, lament, mourn for

   Synonyms: deplânge, jelui, jeli

Conjugation

    conjugation of boci (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a boci
gerund			bocind
past participle			bocit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	bocesc	bocești	bocește	bocim	bociți	bocesc
	imperfect	boceam	boceai	bocea	boceam	boceați	boceau
	simple perfect	bocii	bociși	boci	bocirăm	bocirăți	bociră
	pluperfect	bocisem	bociseși	bocise	bociserăm	bociserăți	bociseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să bocesc	să bocești	să bocească	să bocim	să bociți	să bocească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		bocește			bociți
	negative		nu boci			nu bociți

Derived terms

• bocire
• bocitoare

Related terms

• boace
• bocet

See also

• voce
• plânge

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian poggia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo̞ˈd͡ʒɪ]
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɪ
• Hyphenation: bo‧ci

Noun

boci (definite accusative [please provide])

1. A type of wheelbarrow used to carry heavy burdens.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	boci
Definite accusative	bociyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	boci	bociler
Definite accusative	bociyi	bocileri
Dative	bociye	bocilere
Locative	bocide	bocilerde
Ablative	bociden	bocilerden
Genitive	bocinin	bocilerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular bocim bocilerim 2nd singular bocin bocilerin 3rd singular bocisi bocileri 1st plural bocimiz bocilerimiz 2nd plural bociniz bocileriniz 3rd plural bocileri bocileri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular bocimi bocilerimi 2nd singular bocini bocilerini 3rd singular bocisini bocilerini 1st plural bocimizi bocilerimizi 2nd plural bocinizi bocilerinizi 3rd plural bocilerini bocilerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular bocime bocilerime 2nd singular bocine bocilerine 3rd singular bocisine bocilerine 1st plural bocimize bocilerimize 2nd plural bocinize bocilerinize 3rd plural bocilerine bocilerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular bocimde bocilerimde 2nd singular bocinde bocilerinde 3rd singular bocisinde bocilerinde 1st plural bocimizde bocilerimizde 2nd plural bocinizde bocilerinizde 3rd plural bocilerinde bocilerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular bocimden bocilerimden 2nd singular bocinden bocilerinden 3rd singular bocisinden bocilerinden 1st plural bocimizden bocilerimizden 2nd plural bocinizden bocilerinizden 3rd plural bocilerinden bocilerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular bocimin bocilerimin 2nd singular bocinin bocilerinin 3rd singular bocisinin bocilerinin 1st plural bocimizin bocilerimizin 2nd plural bocinizin bocilerinizin 3rd plural bocilerinin bocilerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular bociyim bocilerim 2nd singular bocisin bocilersin 3rd singular boci bocidir bociler bocilerdir 1st plural bociyiz bocileriz 2nd plural bocisiniz bocilersiniz 3rd plural bociler bocilerdir