boid

See also: bòid

English

Etymology 1

From Boids, an artificial life program developed by Craig Reynolds in 1986; derived from bird and -oid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪd
• Homophones: Boyd, buoyed (one pronunciation)

Noun

boid (plural boids)

1. A computer simulation of an animal that flies in flocks or swarms.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊ.ɪd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊ.ɪd/

Noun

boid (plural boids)

1. Any member of the family Boidae of non-venomous snakes.

Related terms

• boa

Translations

snake

• Finnish: boakäärme (fi), jättiläiskäärme
• French: boïdé (fr)
• Kazakh: жалғанаяқты (jalğanaäqty)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (New York City) IPA^(key): /bəɪd/

Noun

boid (plural boids)

1. Nonstandard spelling of bird representing the old-fashioned New York City pronunciation

Anagrams

• Bodi

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• båld (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, adverb of bald, pald, from Proto-West Germanic *balþ, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognates include German bald, Dutch boud, English bold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥ɔed̥/

Adverb

boid (Central Bavarian)

1. soon

   Mia san boid då. ― We'll be there soon.

2. almost

   Synonyms: beinåh, fåst

   Des is scho boid nimmer woahr. ― It seems ages ago. (literally, “It is almost not true anymore.”)

3. easy

   So a Auto is boid kaft, owa foarn kenna muass ma's hoid ah. ― It's easy to buy a car, but you also have to be able to drive it.

4. (in the negative, with so) any time soon

   Synonyms: schnej, schnö

   De kumman ned so boid zruck. ― She won't be back any time soon.

   Des vergiss i so boid ned. ― I won't forget that any time soon.

Irish

Alternative forms

• buid (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠɪdʲ/

Noun

boid m

1. inflection of bod:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
boid	bhoid	mboid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.