Bohemian

See also: bohemian

English

Etymology

Bohemia +‎ -ian

In sense of Romani and by association, marginalized artists, from French bohémien (“person from Bohemia, Romani”), from Bohême (“Bohemia”). Regarding the sense evolution, compare gypsy.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /boʊˈhimi.ən/

Noun

Bohemian (plural Bohemians)

1. A native or resident of Bohemia. [from 16th c.]
2. (now rare) A Gypsy, a Romani. [from 16th c.]
3. Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; someone known for flouting social conventions, especially someone involved in the arts. [from 19th c.]

Derived terms

• bohemian
• boho
• bohunk

Translations

native or resident of Bohemia

• Catalan: bohemi (ca) m, bohèmia (ca) f
• Czech: Čech (cs) m
• Danish: bøhmer c
• Dutch: Bohemer (nl) m, Boheemse (nl) f, Bohemerin (nl) f
• Finnish: böömiläinen (fi)
• Georgian: ბოჰემიელი (bohemieli)
• German: Böhme (de) m, Böhmin (de) f
• Greek: Βοημός (el) m (Voïmós), Βοημή (el) f (Voïmí), Βοημίδα (el) f (Voïmída)
• Irish: Boihéamach m
• Italian: boemo (it) m
• Latin: Bohemus m
• Portuguese:

  Brazilian: boêmio (pt) m, boêmia (pt) f

  European: boémio m, boémia (pt) f

• Romanian: boem (ro) m, boemă (ro) f
• Russian: боге́мец m (bogémec), боге́мка f (bogémka)
• Spanish: bohemio (es) m, bohemia (es) f
• Swedish: böhmare c
• Tagalog: Bohemyo

Romani

• Catalan: bohemi (ca) m, bohèmia (ca) f, bohemià m, bohemiana f
• Greek: Τσιγγάνος (el) m (Tsingános), Τσιγγάνα f (Tsingána)

Adjective

Bohemian (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to Bohemia or its language. [from 16th c.]
   • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 467:

     He observed, that the Bohemian language was true Sclavonick.

   • 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 33:

     Her grandparents on one side were Bohemian, or Czech, as it was called now.

2. Alternative letter-case form of bohemian; unconventional in habit or dress.

Synonyms

• Bohemish (obsolete)

Derived terms

• Bohemian Brethren
• Bohemian chatterer
• Bohemian earspoon
• Bohemianism
• Bohemian glass
• Bohemian pheasant
• Bohemian Shepherd
• Bohemian waxwing

Translations

of, or relating to Bohemia or its language

• Catalan: bohemi (ca)
• Czech: český (cs)
• Dutch: Boheems (nl), Bohemer (nl)
• Finnish: böömiläinen (fi)
• Friulian: boem
• Georgian: ბოჰემიური (bohemiuri)
• Greek: βοημικός (el) (voïmikós)
• Irish: Boihéamach
• Italian: boemo (it)
• Latin: bohemicus
• Polish: czeski (pl)
• Portuguese:

  Brazilian: boêmio (pt)

  European: boémio

• Romanian: boem (ro)
• Russian: боге́мский (ru) (bogémskij)
• Spanish: bohemio (es)
• Swedish: böhmisk
• Ukrainian: боге́мський (uk) (bohémsʹkyj)

Proper noun

Bohemian

1. (now historical) The Czech language. [from 17th c.]

Translations

Czech language

• Georgian: ბოჰემიური (bohemiuri)
• Italian: boemo (it) m
• Portuguese: boêmio (pt) m (Brazil), boémio m (Portugal)
• Russian: боге́мский (ru) (bogémskij)

See also

• Czech