Buch

See also: buch, búch, and büch

Central Franconian

Etymology 1

From Old High German būh.

Alternative forms

  • Bouch (Moselle Franconian)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bux/

Noun

Buch m (plural Büch, diminutive Büchelche)

  1. (Ripuarian) belly; abdomen; stomach
    Wa’ mer nüß em Buch hät, ka’ mer net ärbeede, on wa’ mer jrad jäße hät, moss mer sich irsch ens henläje.
    When one has nothing in one’s stomach, one cannot work, and when one has just eaten, one must first lie down a bit.

Etymology 2

From Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Alternative forms

  • Booch (Ripuarian; northern Moselle Franconian)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buːx/

Noun

Buch n (plural Biecher, diminutive Biechelche)

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) book

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Compare Low German Book, Yiddish בוך‎ (bukh), Dutch boek, English book, Danish bog.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buːx/
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  • Homophone: Bug (substandard)
  • Hyphenation: Buch

Noun

Buch n (genitive Buches or Buchs, plural Bücher, diminutive Büchlein n or Büchelchen n)

  1. book
    • 2006, Kai Steiner, Schmetterlinge im Bauch (Junge Liebe, Band 8), Himmelstürmer Verlag, p.103:
      Eine Figur, wie sie im Buche steht, und sie erinnerte mich an Mark Spitz, als er seine Goldmedaillen einfuhr.
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Buch n (genitive Buchs)

  1. A municipality in Vorarlberg, Austria.
  2. A municipality in Bavaria, Germany.
  3. Two municipalities in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Further reading

  • Buch in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buχ/
  • Rhymes: -uχ

Noun

Buch n (plural Bicher, diminutive Bichelchen)

  1. book

Derived terms

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Old High German buoh. Compare German Buch, Dutch boek, English book.

Noun

Buch n (plural Bicher)

  1. book

Derived Terms

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