bue

See also: Bue, bué, bu'e, bue', and bü

Asturian

Alternative forms

güe

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *boem for Latin bovem, accusative singular of bōs.

Noun

bue m (plural bues)

bull, ox

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Noun

bue c (singular definite buen, plural indefinite buer)

bow (weapon)
(geometry) curve, arc
(architecture) arch
vault
tie, ligature, slur
hoop

Inflection

Declension of bue

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bue	buen	buer	buerne
genitive	bues	buens	buers	buernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse buga.

Verb

bue (imperative bu, infinitive at bue, present tense buer, past tense buede, perfect tense har buet)

curve
arch

French

Verb

bue

feminine singular of the past participle of boire

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *boem, from Latin bovem, accusative of bōs (“cow, bull, or ox”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Compare Spanish buey. Doublet of bove.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbu.e]

Noun

bue m (plural buoi)

ox (bovine)

Synonyms

bove

Related terms

boaro
buino

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

boge

Etymology

From Old Norse bogi via Danish bue, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Noun

bue m (definite singular buen, indefinite plural buer, definite plural buene)

a bow (used in archery and music)
(architecture) an arch
(geometry) an arc

Derived terms

References

“bue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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