boss

(Angielski)

Częstotliwość

A1
Wymawiane jako (IPA)
/bɒs/
Etymologia (Angielski)

In summary

From Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō- (“father, older male relative”), source also of the English terms babe, boy, bub, bully. Cognate with Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”), hence Saterland Frisian Boas (“boss”), Old High German basa (“father's sister, cousin”), hence German Base (“aunt, cousin”). Originally a term of respect used to address an older relative. Later, in New Amsterdam, it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master. The representation of Dutch -aa- by English -o- is due to the older unrounded pronunciation of this letter, which is still used in North America and parts of Ireland, but was formerly found in some British accents as well. The video game sense is borrowed from Japanese ボス (bosu), in turn from English boss.

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kierownik

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dozór

opiekun

posiadacz

stronnik

menedżer

brygadzista

kontroler

nadzorca

obrońca

protektor

władczyni

właściciel

pryncypał

szefowa

przełożony

zawiadowca

zwierzchniczka

zwierzchnik

stróża

koordynator

prowadzący

głowa

boss

przywódca

władca

zwolennik

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