Boeotian

Bœotian English Alternative forms en Beotian uncommon en Bœotian archaic Etymology From en Boeotia. Pronunciation en /biːˈəʊʃən/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Boeotian.wav Southern England en [ˈbjəwʃən] Southern England Adjective en historical Pertaining to Boeotia. en 2002 Robert E. Gaebel Cavalry Operations in the Ancient Greek World University of Oklahoma Press 9780806133652 140 The only Boeotian troops that did continue to fight — the light infantry attached to the victorious cavalry — worked their way over to the Athenians on the right, where most of them were killed. The collapse of Boeotian morale at the death of Epaminondas and the abrupt cessation of fighting remain something of an enigma, especially since Pelopidas' men at Cynoscephalae fought even more vigorously to preserve the victory after he fell there. en by extension Stupid, foolish, dull-witted. en 1749 Henry Fielding Tom Jones 418 Folio Society 1973 we will leave to thy sagacity to apply all this to the Boeotian writers, and to those authors who are their opposites. 6 Ransom reflected he might answer her that until five minutes ago he didn't know she existed; but he remembered that this was not the way in which a Southern gentleman spoke to ladies, and he contented himself with saying that he must condone his Bœotian ignorance Translations pertaining to Boeotia Catalan: ca beoci French: fr béotien German: de böotisch Greek: el βοιωτικός Ancient Greek: grc Βοιωτικός Hungarian: hu boiót Italian: it aonio, it beotico, it beota Polish: pl beocki Portuguese: pt beócio Spanish: es beocio stupid, foolish French: fr béotien Greek: el μωρός, el ανόητος, el χαζός Italian: it beota Polish: pl beocki Portuguese: pt beócio Spanish: es tarado, es simplón Latin: la Boeotiensis Noun en historical An inhabitant or a resident of Boeotia. en by extension A dull or ignorant person. Translations inhabitant of Boeotia Catalan: ca beoci m French: fr Béotien German: de Böotier m, de Böotierin f Greek: el Βοιωτός m, el Βοιωτή f Ancient Greek: grc Βοιωτός m Hungarian: hu boiót Portuguese: pt beócio m Spanish: es beocio m dull or ignorant person French: fr béotien Portuguese: pt beócio m Spanish: es tarado m, es simplón m Proper noun en historical A dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Boeotia. Translations a dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Boeotia German: de Böotisch n Hungarian: hu boiót Further reading Boeotia en en Dialects en terms derived from toponyms en Greek demonyms