beuk

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -øːk

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Etymology 1

From eastern Middle Dutch boke, boeke, from Old Dutch *buoka, from Proto-Germanic *bōkijǭ. Western varieties of Dutch, including generally Standard Dutch, do not have umlaut of long vowels. The eastern variety with umlaut was probably adopted to avoid homonymy with boek.

Noun

beuk m (plural beuken, diminutive beukje n)

1. beech

Etymology 2

Variant of buik.

Noun

beuk m (plural beuken, diminutive beukje n)

1. part of a church building, compare middenbeuk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch boke, boeke, from Old Dutch *buoka, from Proto-Germanic *bōkijǭ.

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Noun

beuk (plural beuks)

1. Alternative form of buik