adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to Boeotia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Boeotian
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Pronunciation
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UK: /biːˈəʊʃən/
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Southern-England: [ˈbjəwʃən]
adj
Meaning 2
Stupid, foolish, dull-witted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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name
Meaning 3
A dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Boeotia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 4
An inhabitant or a resident of Boeotia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 5
A dull or ignorant person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Boeotian dialects
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From Boeotia.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: beoci — pertaining to Boeotia
- French: béotien — pertaining to Boeotia
- German: böotisch — pertaining to Boeotia
- Greek: βοιωτικός (voiotikós) — pertaining to Boeotia
- Ancient Greek: Βοιωτικός (Boiōtikós) — pertaining to Boeotia
- Hungarian: boiót — pertaining to Boeotia
- Italian: aonio — pertaining to Boeotia
- Italian: beotico — pertaining to Boeotia
- Italian: beota — pertaining to Boeotia
- Polish: beocki — pertaining to Boeotia
- Portuguese: beócio — pertaining to Boeotia
- Spanish: beocio — pertaining to Boeotia
- French: béotien — stupid, foolish
- Greek: μωρός (morós) — stupid, foolish
- Greek: ανόητος (anóitos) — stupid, foolish
- Greek: χαζός (chazós) — stupid, foolish
- Italian: beota — stupid, foolish
- Polish: beocki — stupid, foolish
- Portuguese: beócio — stupid, foolish
- Spanish: tarado — stupid, foolish
- Spanish: simplón — stupid, foolish
- German: Böotisch — a dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Boeotia
- Hungarian: boiót — a dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Boeotia
- Catalan: beoci — inhabitant of Boeotia
- French: Béotien — inhabitant of Boeotia
- German: Böotier — inhabitant of Boeotia
- German: Böotierin — inhabitant of Boeotia
- Greek: Βοιωτός (Voiotós) — inhabitant of Boeotia
- Greek: Βοιωτή (Voiotí) — inhabitant of Boeotia
- Ancient Greek: Βοιωτός (Boiōtós) — inhabitant of Boeotia
- Hungarian: boiót — inhabitant of Boeotia
- Portuguese: beócio — inhabitant of Boeotia
- Spanish: beocio — inhabitant of Boeotia
- French: béotien — dull or ignorant person
- Portuguese: beócio — dull or ignorant person
- Spanish: tarado — dull or ignorant person
- Spanish: simplón — dull or ignorant person