buse

See also: Buse, buŝe, bûse, and busə

French

buse

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /byz/
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Etymology 1

From Old French buison, buson, from Latin būteō, būteōnem.

Noun

buse f (plural buses)

  1. hawk or buzzard (Genus Buteo)
  2. (colloquial) idiot, fool
  3. (Belgium) fail (fail of an exam, in school)
Synonyms

Verb

buse

  1. first-person singular present indicative of buser
  2. third-person singular present indicative of buser
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of buser
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of buser
  5. second-person singular imperative of buser

Etymology 2

Probably from Old French busel, itself from Latin būcina with a change of suffix to -el. Or from a shortening of a hypothetical earlier *bu(i)sene. Cf. the related buisine, as well as the borrowed buccine.

Noun

buse f (plural buses)

  1. nozzle
  2. pipe, conduit

Anagrams

Further reading

Turkish

Etymology

From Persian بوسه‎ (buse, “kiss”).

Noun

buse

  1. (dated) kiss, smooch

Declension

Inflection
Nominative buse
Definite accusative buseyi
Singular Plural
Nominative buse buseler
Definite accusative buseyi buseleri
Dative buseye buselere
Locative busede buselerde
Ablative buseden buselerden
Genitive busenin buselerin
Synonyms
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