Bohemia
English
Etymology
Latinized translation of French Bohème, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Germanic *haimaz (“home”) (more at home) and Boio- ‘the Boii’, the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area. The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boio and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws, a reference to cattle owners, or from *bhei- (“warrior, strong hitter”).
Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii ca. 60 BCE. and settled by the Germanic Marcomanni shortly thereafter.[1] Related to Bavaria.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /boʊˈhimiə/
- Rhymes: -iːmiə
- Hyphenation: Bo‧he‧mia
Proper noun
Bohemia
- A region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.
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Latin
Etymology
From Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Germanic *haimaz (“home”) and Boio- ‘the Boii’, the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area. The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boio and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws, a reference to cattle owners, or from *bhei- (“warrior, strong hitter”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /boːˈheː.mi.a/
Proper noun
Bōhēmia f (genitive Bōhēmiae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Bōhēmia |
Genitive | Bōhēmiae |
Dative | Bōhēmiae |
Accusative | Bōhēmiam |
Ablative | Bōhēmiā |
Vocative | Bōhēmia |
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Related terms
- Bōhēmus
- bōhēmicus
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔˈxɛ.mʲa/
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