proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Boiī
Boiī m pl (genitive Boiōrum)
Classical[ˈbɔj.jiː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔː.ji]
Meaning
- A Celtic tribe established between the Padus and the Apennines, in an area corresponding to today's Emilia-Romagna
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Boiī |
| genitive | — | Boiōrum |
| dative | — | Boiīs |
| accusative | — | Boiōs |
| ablative | — | Boiīs |
| vocative | — | Boiī |
Bŏii, ōrum, m., = Βοῖοι Polyb., Βόϊοι Strab.,
I. a people in Gallia Lugdunensis, now the Bourbonnais, Départ. de l'Allier, Caes. B. G. 1, 5; 1, 25; 1, 28; Liv. 5, 35, 2 et saep.; Plin. 4, 18, 32, § 107; 3, 15, 20, § 116; Tac. G. 28; their chief town, or, acc. to others, their country, was Boia, ae, f., Caes. B. G. 7, 14.—A part of the Boii went to Upper Italy, and occupied the region of the present Parma and Modena, Plin. 3, 17, 21, § 124; Liv. 5, 34 sqq.; 10, 26 sqq.; Front. Strat. 1, 2, 7.—Hence, Boicus ager dicitur, qui fuit Boiorum Gallorum. Is autem est in Galliă citra Alpes, quae togata dicitur, Fest. p. 30.—In Germany also they established themselves, and were called there Boiemi, Bohemi or Boihemi, or, by collective term, Boihaemum, i (Halm), the present Bohemians, Tac. G. 28; cf. Vell. 2, 109, 3.—In sing.: Boia, ae, f., a woman of the Boii, in a pun with boia, the sing. of boiae:
Boius est, Boiam terit, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 108.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷṓws
- LatinBoiī
Proto-Celtic *bāusder. Latin Boiī From Proto-Celtic *bāus, said to be partly assimilated from words for cow and warrior. Compare Ancient Greek Βόιοι (Bóioi). More at Wikipedia.
Descendants
- Ancient GreekΒόῐοι
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyBoiiEth. Boii a people of Cisalpine Gaul, who migrated from Transalpine Gaul, as mentioned above. They found the plains N. of the Padus already occupied b…GeographyBoiiEth. Boii a Celtic people (Eth. Βοῖος) who emigrated from Transalpine Gaul to Italy in company with the Lingones (Liv. 5.35) by the pass of the Pennin…