boos

See also: bõos

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːz/
• Rhymes: -uːz
• Homophone: booze

Noun

boos

1. plural of boo

Verb

boos

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of boo

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bôse, from Old Dutch bōsi, from Proto-West Germanic *bausī, from Proto-Germanic *bausuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːs/

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• Hyphenation: boos
• Rhymes: -oːs

Adjective

boos (comparative bozer, superlative meest boos or boost)

1. mad, angry
2. upset, frustrated
3. evil

   Er zijn boze geesten in deze bossen. ― There are evil spirits in these forests.

Declension

Declension of boos
uninflected	boos
inflected	boze
comparative	bozer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		boos	bozer	het boost het booste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	boze	bozere	booste
	n. sing.	boos	bozer	booste
	plural	boze	bozere	booste
definite		boze	bozere	booste
partitive		boos	bozers	—

Synonyms

• toornig

Derived terms

• boosheid

Descendants

• Negerhollands: boos