"bos" meaning in Afrikaans

See bos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɔs/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-bos.wav Forms: bosse [plural], bossie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch bos, from Middle Dutch bosch, busch, from Old Dutch *busc, from Proto-West Germanic *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|bos}} Dutch bos, {{inh|af|dum|bosch}} Middle Dutch bosch, {{inh|af|odt|*busc}} Old Dutch *busc, {{inh|af|gmw-pro|*busk}} Proto-West Germanic *busk, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*buskaz}} Proto-Germanic *buskaz Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|bosse|||||diminutive|bossie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} bos (plural bosse, diminutive bossie), {{af-noun|bosse|bossie}} bos (plural bosse, diminutive bossie)
  1. wood, forest
    Sense id: en-bos-af-noun-l93Xfl7r
  2. bush, shrub
    Sense id: en-bos-af-noun-Y9AmCVTI
  3. bunch, bundle, sheaf, bouquet
    Sense id: en-bos-af-noun-d~OfZk1X Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 2 38 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bosbedryf, bosbeheer, bosbestuur, bosbewaring, bosbewoner, boskraai, bosveld, boswagter, boswerker, kankerbos, renosterbos

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bosbeheer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bosbestuur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bosbewaring"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bosbewoner"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "boskraai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bosveld"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "boswagter"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "boswerker"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kankerbos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "renosterbos"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "nl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "bosch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bosch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*busc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *busc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*busk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *busk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
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        "3": "*buskaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *buskaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bosse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bossie",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "bosse",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      },
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "wood, forest"
      ],
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        ],
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          "forest",
          "forest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bush, shrub"
      ],
      "id": "en-bos-af-noun-Y9AmCVTI",
      "links": [
        [
          "bush",
          "bush"
        ],
        [
          "shrub",
          "shrub"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He gave me a bunch/bouquet of flowers.",
          "text": "Hy het vir my 'n bossie blomme gegee.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bunch, bundle, sheaf, bouquet"
      ],
      "id": "en-bos-af-noun-d~OfZk1X",
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        ],
        [
          "bundle",
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        ],
        [
          "sheaf",
          "sheaf"
        ],
        [
          "bouquet",
          "bouquet"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/bɔs/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "bos"
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    "Afrikaans nouns",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "bosbeheer"
    },
    {
      "word": "bosbestuur"
    },
    {
      "word": "bosbewaring"
    },
    {
      "word": "bosbewoner"
    },
    {
      "word": "boskraai"
    },
    {
      "word": "bosveld"
    },
    {
      "word": "boswagter"
    },
    {
      "word": "boswerker"
    },
    {
      "word": "kankerbos"
    },
    {
      "word": "renosterbos"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "bosch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bosch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*busc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *busc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*busk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *busk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*buskaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *buskaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "bosse",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bossie",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "plural",
        "6": "bosse",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "f2request": "1",
        "f5accel-form": "diminutive",
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      },
      "expansion": "bos (plural bosse, diminutive bossie)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bosse",
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      },
      "expansion": "bos (plural bosse, diminutive bossie)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wood, forest"
      ],
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        [
          "wood",
          "wood"
        ],
        [
          "forest",
          "forest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bush, shrub"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bush",
          "bush"
        ],
        [
          "shrub",
          "shrub"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Afrikaans terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "He gave me a bunch/bouquet of flowers.",
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bunch, bundle, sheaf, bouquet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bunch",
          "bunch"
        ],
        [
          "bundle",
          "bundle"
        ],
        [
          "sheaf",
          "sheaf"
        ],
        [
          "bouquet",
          "bouquet"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/bɔs/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "bos"
}

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