boria

See also: Boria and bòria

Italian

Etymology 1

Probably from Latin boreas, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās). Doublet of borea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.rja/
• Rhymes: -ɔrja
• Hyphenation: bò‧ria

Noun

boria f (plural borie)

1. conceit, arrogance, swagger

   Synonyms: orgoglio, arroganza

   quel ragazzo è pieno di boria ― that guy is full of arrogance

Derived terms

• boriarsi

Etymology 2

Verb

boria

1. inflection of boriarsi:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• boria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• bario, boari, orbai

Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόρεια (bóreia).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /boˈriː.a/, [bɔˈriːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /boˈri.a/, [boˈriːä]

Noun

borīa f (genitive borīae); first declension

1. A kind of jasper

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	borīa	borīae
Genitive	borīae	borīārum
Dative	borīae	borīīs
Accusative	borīam	borīās
Ablative	borīā	borīīs
Vocative	borīa	borīae

Etymology 2

Noun

bōria

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bōrium

References

• “boria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• boria in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• boria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboɾja/ [ˈbo.ɾja]
• Rhymes: -oɾja
• Syllabification: bo‧ria

Noun

boria f (plural borias)

1. Alternative form of boira

Further reading

• “boria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16