bogi

bogi

See also: Bogi, bógi, and боги

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːjɪ/
  • Rhymes: -oːjɪ
  • Homophones: boði, boðið

Noun

bogi m (genitive singular boga, plural bogar)

  1. (archery, weaponry) bow

Declension

m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bogi bogin bogar bogarnir
accusative boga bogan bogar bogarnar
dative boga boganum bogum bogunum
genitive boga bogans boga boganna

Derived terms

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *boŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *boŋi, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boŋi, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bəŋi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀŋi.

Noun

bogi

  1. night, nighttime
    Synonym: (Colo East) bo
    Sa bogi mai na vanua.
    Night is falling over the land.
    (literally, “Night is coming over the land.”)

Interjection

bogi!

  1. a traditional greeting called out when passing or entering an occupied house at night, equivalent to good evening or good night, in which the occupant will reply accordingly with a traditional response

Usage notes

In Fijian, time is typically counted in nights rather than days. The passing of days is referred to as the number of nights that have passed, such as:

Ena lako ki Nadi na noqu itau ni oti e tolu na bogi.
My friend will be going to Nadi in three days.
(literally, “My friend will go to Nadi after three nights.”)

Derived terms

  • bogi drau (100 nights (end of formal mourning period))
  • bogi tini (ten nights (ceremony 10 days after birth, especially of chiefs))
  • bogi va (four nights (ceremony 4 days after death, birth or circumcision))
  • bogi walu (eight nights (seasonal storm lasting 7-10 days))
  • bogicaka, bogivaka (to work into the night)
  • bogilevu (in the middle of the night)
  • bogilevu tutu (dead of night, midnight)
  • bogirua (day before yesterday, day after tomorrow, literally two nights)
  • droka na bogi (to stay up all night, literally the night is raw)
  • ena bogi (last night)
  • vakabogibogi (to do something until nightfall)

References

  • Gatty, Ronald (2009), “bogi”, in Fijian–English Dictionary[1], Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 24

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboɡi/, [ˈbo̞ɡi]
  • Rhymes: -oɡi
  • Syllabification(key): bo‧gi
  • Hyphenation(key): bo‧gi

Noun

bogi

  1. (golf) alternative form of bogey (bogey) (score of one over par)

Declension

Inflection of bogi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative bogi bogit
genitive bogin bogien
partitive bogia bogeja
illative bogiin bogeihin
singular plural
nominative bogi bogit
accusative nom. bogi bogit
gen. bogin
genitive bogin bogien
partitive bogia bogeja
inessive bogissa bogeissa
elative bogista bogeista
illative bogiin bogeihin
adessive bogilla bogeilla
ablative bogilta bogeilta
allative bogille bogeille
essive bogina bogeina
translative bogiksi bogeiksi
abessive bogitta bogeitta
instructive bogein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bogi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bogini bogini
accusative nom. bogini bogini
gen. bogini
genitive bogini bogieni
partitive bogiani bogejani
inessive bogissani bogeissani
elative bogistani bogeistani
illative bogiini bogeihini
adessive bogillani bogeillani
ablative bogiltani bogeiltani
allative bogilleni bogeilleni
essive boginani bogeinani
translative bogikseni bogeikseni
abessive bogittani bogeittani
instructive
comitative bogeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bogisi bogisi
accusative nom. bogisi bogisi
gen. bogisi
genitive bogisi bogiesi
partitive bogiasi bogejasi
inessive bogissasi bogeissasi
elative bogistasi bogeistasi
illative bogiisi bogeihisi
adessive bogillasi bogeillasi
ablative bogiltasi bogeiltasi
allative bogillesi bogeillesi
essive boginasi bogeinasi
translative bogiksesi bogeiksesi
abessive bogittasi bogeittasi
instructive
comitative bogeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bogimme bogimme
accusative nom. bogimme bogimme
gen. bogimme
genitive bogimme bogiemme
partitive bogiamme bogejamme
inessive bogissamme bogeissamme
elative bogistamme bogeistamme
illative bogiimme bogeihimme
adessive bogillamme bogeillamme
ablative bogiltamme bogeiltamme
allative bogillemme bogeillemme
essive boginamme bogeinamme
translative bogiksemme bogeiksemme
abessive bogittamme bogeittamme
instructive
comitative bogeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative boginne boginne
accusative nom. boginne boginne
gen. boginne
genitive boginne bogienne
partitive bogianne bogejanne
inessive bogissanne bogeissanne
elative bogistanne bogeistanne
illative bogiinne bogeihinne
adessive bogillanne bogeillanne
ablative bogiltanne bogeiltanne
allative bogillenne bogeillenne
essive boginanne bogeinanne
translative bogiksenne bogeiksenne
abessive bogittanne bogeittanne
instructive
comitative bogeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative boginsa boginsa
accusative nom. boginsa boginsa
gen. boginsa
genitive boginsa bogiensa
partitive bogiaan
bogiansa
bogejaan
bogejansa
inessive bogissaan
bogissansa
bogeissaan
bogeissansa
elative bogistaan
bogistansa
bogeistaan
bogeistansa
illative bogiinsa bogeihinsa
adessive bogillaan
bogillansa
bogeillaan
bogeillansa
ablative bogiltaan
bogiltansa
bogeiltaan
bogeiltansa
allative bogilleen
bogillensa
bogeilleen
bogeillensa
essive boginaan
boginansa
bogeinaan
bogeinansa
translative bogikseen
bogiksensa
bogeikseen
bogeiksensa
abessive bogittaan
bogittansa
bogeittaan
bogeittansa
instructive
comitative bogeineen
bogeinensa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔːjɪ/

Noun

bogi m (genitive singular boga, nominative plural bogar)

  1. (archery) bow
    Skjóta af boga.
    To shoot with a bow.
  2. (architecture) arch, vault
  3. (rare) gush, jet

Declension

Declension of bogi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bogi boginn bogar bogarnir
accusative boga bogann boga bogana
dative boga boganum bogum bogunum
genitive boga bogans boga boganna

Derived terms

  • álmbogi
  • blóðbogi (a gush of blood)
  • bogadreginn (bow-shaped, curved, shaped like a bow)
  • bogaháls (the place where the bowstring is fastened, the tip of the bow)
  • bogalist (archery)
  • bogamynd (the form of a bow)
  • bogaskot (shooting with a bow, a bow shot)
  • bogastrengur (a bowstring)
  • friðarbogi
  • gráðubogi
  • handbogi
  • himinbogi (the sky)
  • hornbogi
  • lásabogi
  • olnbogi (an elbow)
  • regnbogi
  • ýbogi

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bogie. Doublet of bogie.

Noun

bogi (plural bogi-bogi)

  1. (transport) gig, chair, chaise: a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage
    Synonyms: andong, bendi, bogi, cikar, delman, pedati, sado, troika

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sabu [Term?].

Noun

bogi (plural bogi-bogi)

  1. (nautical) masthead

Further reading

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔɡʲi]

Noun

bogi

  1. nominative/accusative plural of bog

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bugô. Compare Old English boga (English bow), Old Frisian boga (West Frisian boge), Old Saxon bogo, Dutch boog, Old High German bogo (German Bogen).

Noun

bogi m (genitive boga, plural bogar)

  1. bow (archery)

Declension

Declension of bogi (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bogi boginn bogar bogarnir
accusative boga bogann boga bogana
dative boga boganum bogum bogunum
genitive boga bogans boga boganna

Derived terms

  • hornbogi

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bogi
  • Faroese: bogi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: boge, båggå(dialectal)
    • Norwegian Bokmål: boge
  • Jamtish: buga
  • Elfdalian: bugi
  • Old Swedish: bughi, boghi
  • Old Danish: boghæ
    • Scanian: buğe
    • Danish: bue
      • Norwegian Bokmål: bue
  • Gutnish: buge
  • Old Irish: boga

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “bogi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive