# Boston
## English
### Etymology

The US city is named after the English town (from which several prominent colonists had come), which itself is sometimes said to be named as a contraction of Botolph's town or Botolph's stone (the name Botolph itself coming from Old English Botwulf, from boda + wulf). However, this is uncertain.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈbɔstən/
* (New England) IPA: /ˈbɒstən/, [ˈbɒːstɪn]
** Audio (Rhode Island):(file)
* (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈbɑstən/
** Audio (US):(file)
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɒstən/
** Audio (UK):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒstən

### Proper noun

Boston
* A town and borough in Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3244).
* A number of places in the United States:
** The capital and largest city of Massachusetts, the informal capital of New England, and the county seat of Suffolk County.
** An inactive township in Madison County, Arkansas
** A township in Washington County, Arkansas.
** A city in Georgia; named for Thomas M. Boston, who found a medicinal spring near the town site.
** A township and town therein, in Wayne County, Indiana; named for the city in Massachusetts.
** A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
** A census-designated place in Nelson County, Kentucky.
** A township in Ionia County, Michigan.
** An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for the city in Massachusetts.
** A town in New York; named for the city in Massachusetts.
** An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio.
** An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio; named for the city in Massachusetts.
** An unincorporated community in Licking County, Ohio.
** A township and unincorporated community therein, in Summit County, Ohio; named for the city in Massachusetts.
** A census-designated place in Pennsylvania.
** An unincorporated community, the county seat of Bowie County, Texas.
** A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.
** An unincorporated community in Culpeper County and Rappahannock County, Virginia.
* A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
* A town in South Australia.
* A municipality of the Philippines.
* A village in County Clare, Ireland.
* A village in Kyrgyzstan.
* A settlement in Belize.
* A settlement in Suriname.
* (card games) An eighteenth-century trick-taking card game for four players, with two packs of fifty-two cards each.
* A habitational surname transferred from the place name.
* (rare) A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.

#### Synonyms

* (Massachusetts city): Beantown

#### Derived terms

* big Dick from Boston
* Boston baked beans
* Boston Bar
* Boston Brahmin
* Boston brown bread
* Boston butt
* Boston crab
* Boston cream doughnut
* Boston cream pie
* Bostoner
* Bostonese
* Boston fern
* Bostonian
* Bostonite
* Bostonization
* Bostonize
* Boston marriage
* Boston marrow
* Boston Mess
* Boston Mountains
* Boston Spa
* Boston version
* New Boston

#### Descendants

* → Abenaki: Pastonki, pastoni
* → Klamath-Modoc: basdin
* → Lushootseed: pastəd
* → Mohawk: Wáhston

#### Translations
### Noun

Boston (plural Bostons)
* (card games) In the card game spades, a bid of all 13 tricks.
* A Boston lettuce.

### References

* ↑ Borough map (England)

### Anagrams

* Tobson, Tobons

## Catalan
### Proper noun

Boston m
* Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

## Czech
### Proper noun

Boston m inan (relational adjective bostonský, demonym Bostoňan)
* Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Boston”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Boston.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈboston/, [ˈbo̞s̠to̞n]
* Rhymes: -oston
* Hyphenation: Bos‧ton

### Proper noun

Boston
* Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Boston (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bostonini
Bostonini
accusative
nom.
Bostonini
Bostonini
gen.
Bostonini
genitive
Bostonini
Bostonieni Bostoneideni Bostoneitteni
partitive
Bostoniani
Bostoneitani Bostonejani
inessive
Bostonissani
Bostoneissani
elative
Bostonistani
Bostoneistani
illative
Bostoniini
Bostoneihini
adessive
Bostonillani
Bostoneillani
ablative
Bostoniltani
Bostoneiltani
allative
Bostonilleni
Bostoneilleni
essive
Bostoninani
Bostoneinani
translative
Bostonikseni
Bostoneikseni
abessive
Bostonittani
Bostoneittani
instructive
comitative
—Bostoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bostonisi
Bostonisi
accusative
nom.
Bostonisi
Bostonisi
gen.
Bostonisi
genitive
Bostonisi
Bostoniesi Bostoneidesi Bostoneittesi
partitive
Bostoniasi
Bostoneitasi Bostonejasi
inessive
Bostonissasi
Bostoneissasi
elative
Bostonistasi
Bostoneistasi
illative
Bostoniisi
Bostoneihisi
adessive
Bostonillasi
Bostoneillasi
ablative
Bostoniltasi
Bostoneiltasi
allative
Bostonillesi
Bostoneillesi
essive
Bostoninasi
Bostoneinasi
translative
Bostoniksesi
Bostoneiksesi
abessive
Bostonittasi
Bostoneittasi
instructive
comitative
—Bostoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bostonimme
Bostonimme
accusative
nom.
Bostonimme
Bostonimme
gen.
Bostonimme
genitive
Bostonimme
Bostoniemme Bostoneidemme Bostoneittemme
partitive
Bostoniamme
Bostoneitamme Bostonejamme
inessive
Bostonissamme
Bostoneissamme
elative
Bostonistamme
Bostoneistamme
illative
Bostoniimme
Bostoneihimme
adessive
Bostonillamme
Bostoneillamme
ablative
Bostoniltamme
Bostoneiltamme
allative
Bostonillemme
Bostoneillemme
essive
Bostoninamme
Bostoneinamme
translative
Bostoniksemme
Bostoneiksemme
abessive
Bostonittamme
Bostoneittamme
instructive
comitative
—Bostoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bostoninne
Bostoninne
accusative
nom.
Bostoninne
Bostoninne
gen.
Bostoninne
genitive
Bostoninne
Bostonienne Bostoneidenne Bostoneittenne
partitive
Bostonianne
Bostoneitanne Bostonejanne
inessive
Bostonissanne
Bostoneissanne
elative
Bostonistanne
Bostoneistanne
illative
Bostoniinne
Bostoneihinne
adessive
Bostonillanne
Bostoneillanne
ablative
Bostoniltanne
Bostoneiltanne
allative
Bostonillenne
Bostoneillenne
essive
Bostoninanne
Bostoneinanne
translative
Bostoniksenne
Bostoneiksenne
abessive
Bostonittanne
Bostoneittanne
instructive
comitative
—Bostoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Bostoninsa
Bostoninsa
accusative
nom.
Bostoninsa
Bostoninsa
gen.
Bostoninsa
genitive
Bostoninsa
Bostoniensa Bostoneidensa Bostoneittensa
partitive
Bostoniaan Bostoniansa
Bostoneitaan Bostonejaan Bostoneitansa Bostonejansa
inessive
Bostonissaan Bostonissansa
Bostoneissaan Bostoneissansa
elative
Bostonistaan Bostonistansa
Bostoneistaan Bostoneistansa
illative
Bostoniinsa
Bostoneihinsa
adessive
Bostonillaan Bostonillansa
Bostoneillaan Bostoneillansa
ablative
Bostoniltaan Bostoniltansa
Bostoneiltaan Bostoneiltansa
allative
Bostonilleen Bostonillensa
Bostoneilleen Bostoneillensa
essive
Bostoninaan Bostoninansa
Bostoneinaan Bostoneinansa
translative
Bostonikseen Bostoniksensa
Bostoneikseen Bostoneiksensa
abessive
Bostonittaan Bostonittansa
Bostoneittaan Bostoneittansa
instructive
comitative
—Bostoneineen Bostoneinensa :

#### Derived terms

* bostonkakku

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɔs.tɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔstɔn
* Syllabification: Bos‧ton

### Proper noun

Boston m inan (related adjective bostoński, demonym bostończyk, female demonym bostonka)
* Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

#### Declension
### References

* Boston in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Boston.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɔs.tõ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈbɔs.tõ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈbɔʃ.tõ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈbɔʃ.tɔn/

### Proper noun

Boston
* Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bôston/
* Hyphenation: Bos‧ton

### Proper noun

Bȍston m (Cyrillic spelling Бо̏стон)
* Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɔstɔn]

### Proper noun

Boston m inan (genitive singular Bostonu, declension pattern of dub, relational adjective bostonský, demonym Bostončan, female demonym Bostončanka)
* Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

### References

* “Boston”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈboston/ [ˈbos.t̪õn]
* Rhymes: -oston
* Syllabification: Bos‧ton

### Proper noun

Boston ?
* Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Boston
* Boston (the capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States)