Bosse

See also: bosse, bossé, bøsse, and boße

French

Proper noun

Bosse

  1. A surname​.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔsə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bos‧se

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French bosse (“bump, hump”).

Noun

Bosse f (genitive Bosse, plural Bossen)

  1. bossage
Declension
Declension of Bosse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bosse die Bossen
genitive einer der Bosse der Bossen
dative einer der Bosse den Bossen
accusative eine die Bosse die Bossen

Derived terms
  • bossieren

Etymology 2

Noun

Bosse

  1. plural of Boss

Swedish

Proper noun

Bosse c (genitive Bosses)

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Bo.
    • 1997 Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan (2006), →ISBN, page 126:
      Bakom dem flockades deras familjer: var sin hustru - Bitte för Stig, Anita för Gunnar - och sammanlagt fem vattenkammade söner i olika storlekar. Alla bar de den nya tidens sladdriga namn: Bosse, Kjelle, Lasse, Olle och Ante.
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