bocs

See also: BOCS

English

Noun

bocs (plural bocses)

  1. (mathematics) A BOCS representation of an algebraic structure

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

Noun

bocs

  1. plural of boc (“buck, male goat”)
    Synonym: cabrons

Pronunciation

Noun

bocs

  1. plural of boc (“pint glass”)
    Synonym: cabrons

French

Noun

bocs ?

  1. plural of boc

Hungarian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbot͡ʃ]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ot͡ʃ

Etymology 1

Of unknown origin.[1]

Noun

bocs (plural bocsok)

  1. bear cub
    Synonyms: mackó, medvebocs, kölyökmedve
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bocs bocsok
accusative bocsot bocsokat
dative bocsnak bocsoknak
instrumental boccsal bocsokkal
causal-final bocsért bocsokért
translative boccsá bocsokká
terminative bocsig bocsokig
essive-formal bocsként bocsokként
essive-modal — —
inessive bocsban bocsokban
superessive bocson bocsokon
adessive bocsnál bocsoknál
illative bocsba bocsokba
sublative bocsra bocsokra
allative bocshoz bocsokhoz
elative bocsból bocsokból
delative bocsról bocsokról
ablative bocstól bocsoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular		 bocsé bocsoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural		 bocséi bocsokéi
Possessive forms of bocs
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bocsom bocsaim
2nd person sing. bocsod bocsaid
3rd person sing. bocsa bocsai
1st person plural bocsunk bocsaink
2nd person plural bocsotok bocsaitok
3rd person plural bocsuk bocsaik

Etymology 2

Shortened from bocsánat (“sorry, pardon”).[2]

Interjection

bocs

  1. (colloquial) apols, soz (colloquial form of sorry or apologies)
    Synonyms: elnézést, (colloquial) bocsi, (formal) pardon
    Bocs, hogy megkérdeztem. ― Sorry I asked.

References
  1. bocs in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading
  • bocs in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • bocs in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Ladin

Etymology

From German Wachs with pronunciation borrowed from Bavarian Bochs, itself from Proto-Germanic *wahsą, whence also Old Saxon wahs, Old English weax, Old Norse vax.

Noun

bocs f (uncountable)

  1. (Gherdëina) ski wax
    Ei metù nueva bocs sui schi.
    I put new ski wax on the skis.

Alternative forms
  • cëira per i schi (Gherdëina)

See also
  • cëira (“wax”)

Welsh

Etymology

From English box.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɔks/
  • Rhymes: -ɔks

Noun

bocs m (plural bocsys or bocsiau or bocysau)

  1. box (cuboid space; container)

Derived terms
  • bocs pupur (“pepper pot”)
  • bocs sebon (“soapbox”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bocs focs mocs unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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