FromBohemia +-ian.
In sense ofRomani and by association, marginalized artists, fromFrenchbohémien(“person fromBohemia,Romani”), fromBohême(“Bohemia”). Regarding the sense evolution, comparegypsy.
Bohemian (pluralBohemians)
- A native or resident ofBohemia.[from 16th c.]
- (now rare) AGypsy, aRomani.[from 16th c.]
- Alternativeletter-case form ofbohemian; someone known for flouting social conventions, especially someone involved in the arts.[from 19th c.]
native or resident of Bohemia
- Asturian:bohemiu (ast),bohemia (ast)
- 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 (pt) 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
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Bohemian (notcomparable)
- Of, or relating toBohemia or itslanguage.[from 16th c.]
1791,James Boswell,Life of Johnson, Oxford, published2008, page467:He observed, that theBohemian language was true Sclavonick.
2020,Brandon Taylor,Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page33:Her grandparents on one side wereBohemian, or Czech, as it was called now.
- Alternativeletter-case form ofbohemian; unconventional in habit or dress.
of, or relating to Bohemia or its language
Bohemian
- (now historical) TheCzechlanguage.[from 17th c.]
