Bohemia
English
Etymology
Latinized translation of French Bohême, from Late Latin Boiohaemum, compound of Boio- (“the Boii”), the Celtic tribe previously inhabiting the area and Germanic *haimaz (“home”) (more at home). The endonym is from Proto-Celtic *boyos and could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cattle”) (compare Proto-Celtic *bāus (“cattle”), genitive *bowos), a reference to cattle owners, or from *bʰeyh₂- (“to hit”), i.e. “warrior, strong hitter” (compare Proto-Celtic *binati (“to strike, hit”)).
Bohemia was abandoned by the Boii c. 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
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Proper noun
Bohemia
- A region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.
- A place name elsewhere:
- A place in England:
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
- A township in Ontonagon County, Michigan.
- A township in Knox County, Nebraska.
- A township in Saunders County, Nebraska.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
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Noun
Bohemia (plural Bohemias)
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Bohēmī + -ia. More at Boihaemum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /boˈheː.mi.a/, [boˈ(ɦ)eːmiä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /boˈe.mi.a/, [boˈɛːmiä]
Proper noun
Bohēmia f sg (genitive Bohēmiae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) Bohemia (a region of the Czech Republic)
- (Medieval Latin) Czechia (the Czech state)
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Bohēmia |
Genitive | Bohēmiae |
Dative | Bohēmiae |
Accusative | Bohēmiam |
Ablative | Bohēmiā |
Vocative | Bohēmia |
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Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English Bohemia, ultimately from Late Latin Boiohaemum. By surface analysis, bohema + -ia.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bohemia f
- (literary) Bohemia (a region in Czech Republic)
- Synonym: Czechy
Declension
Related terms
- bohemizować impf
Further reading
- Bohemia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bohemia f
- Bohemia (a region of the Czech Republic)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “Bohemia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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