Boii

== English == === Noun === Boii pl (plural only) (historical) A Gallic tribe of the later Iron Age. === Anagrams === bioi == Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *bāus, said to be partly assimilated from words for cow and warrior. Compare Ancient Greek Βόιοι (Bóioi). More at Wikipedia. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbɔj.jiː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɔː.ji] === Proper noun === Boiī m pl (genitive Boiōrum); second declension A Celtic tribe established between the Padus and the Apennines, in an area corresponding to today's Emilia-Romagna ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, plural only. ==== Descendants ==== Ancient Greek: Βόιοι (Bóioi) ==== Related terms ==== === References === “Boii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly “Boii”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Falileyev, Alexander, ed. (2007). "Boii." Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names. Aberystwyth University.