bo-

From Middle High German bi-, be-, from Old High German bi-, from Proto-Germanic *bi-. Cognate with German be-.

bo-

1. (Sette Comuni) Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working on something or change of state.

   graaban (“to dig”) → bograaban (“to bury”)

   hüutan (“to watch”) → bohüutan (“to protect”)

• “bo-” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

From French beau- (used to indicate a male relation by marriage, as in beau-père, beau-frère, or beau-fils), used in Esperanto regardless of gender.

• IPA^(key): [bo]
• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bo

• Homophone: bo

bo-

1. in-law

   ‎bo- + ‎patrino (“mother”) → ‎bopatrino (“mother-in-law”)

   ‎bo- + ‎filo (“son”) → ‎bofilo (“son-in-law”)

• boa

Borrowed from Esperanto bo-, French beau-.

• IPA^(key): /bo/

bo-

1. in-law

bo-

1. verbal prefix for second person plural

• bínó

bo-

1. class 14 prefix for abstract nouns
2. prefix for adjectives agreeing with class 14 nouns
3. verbal prefix for class 14 noun subjects

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

bo-

1. Class 14 noun prefix.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

bo-

1. Class 2a noun prefix.

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

bo-

1. Class 14 noun prefix.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

bo-

1. Class 2a noun prefix.

bo-

1. Form used before a verb beginning with the letter o of ba-

   ‎bo- + ‎oma (“to get dry”) → ‎booma (“they get dry”)

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-.

bo-

1. Class 14 noun prefix.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

bo-

1. Class 2a simple noun prefix.