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English Etymology en 1 * :lbor la:Boiī Pronunciation boi′ī bō′ē-ī; en /ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/ /ˈbəʊ̯.i.aɪ̯/ en /ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/ /ˈbɔɪ̯.ʌɪ̯/ ; /ˈbəʊ̯.iː-/ RP en /ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/ ; /ˈboʊ̯.i-/ GenAm,CanE en /ˈboɪ̯.ɑe̯/ ; /ˈbəʉ̯.iː-/ AuE en /ˈboɪ̯.ɑe̯/ ; /ˈbɐʉ̯.iː-/ NZE en /ˈbɔɪ̯.aɪ̯/ ; /ˈbo.i-/ ScE en /ˈbɔ(ː)j.əj/ /ˈbɔ(ː)j.ɑːj/ ; /ˈboː.iː-/ InE en en ɔɪaɪ<s:2> əʊiaɪ<s:3> en Boi i Bo i i Noun p en historical A Gallic tribe of the later Iron Age. Further reading Boii Boii pl. n. yes en 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Boii Anagrams en biio bioi en Celtic tribes Latin la: Etymology la Boiī 1 :der cel-pro:*bāus From la cel-pro *bāus, said to be partly assimilated from words for cow and warrior. Compare grc Βόιοι. More at Wikipedia. Pronunciation Boiī la Bo iī Proper noun Boiī<2> m A Celtic tribe established between the Padus and the Apennines, in an area corresponding to today's Emilia-Romagna Declension Boiī<2> Related terms la Boia Boicus Boius Descendants grc Βόῐοι References Bŏii Boiī 2 844845 Bŏii 222 3 Bo(i)ī Boii BOII Further reading Alexander Falileyev 2007 Boii Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names Aberystwyth University la Celtic tribes