Boy

See also: boy and bõy

Cebuano

Etymology

From English boy.

Proper noun

Boy

  1. a nickname for one's son

Dutch

Proper noun

Boy m

  1. a male given name

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɔɪ̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English boy.

Noun

Boy m (strong, genitive Boys, plural Boys)

  1. bellboy; pageboy
    Synonyms: Laufjunge, Hotelpage
  2. (colloquial) boy
    • 1997, “Girls In Love”, in 70 Minuten Musik ungeklärter Herkunft, performed by Andreas Dorau:
      Sie war scheu und er war ihr Boy / Doch er war ihr nie ganz treu
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
Declension
Declension of Boy [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Boy die Boys
genitive eines des Boys der Boys
dative einem dem Boy den Boys
accusative einen den Boy die Boys

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Boy m (proper noun, strong, genitive Boys)

  1. a male given name

Further reading
  • “Boy” in Duden online
  • “Boy” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Tagalog

Etymology

From either or both English boy and/or Spanish Bonito +‎ -oy. Spanish bonito is a diminutive of Spanish bueno (“good”).

Proper noun

Boy

  1. a diminutive of the male given names Bonito or Bonifacio

Turkish

Proper noun

Boy

  1. a male given name
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