obus

See also: OBUs and obús

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French obus.

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Noun

obus m (plural obussen, diminutive obusje n)

  1. (Belgium, military) artillery shell, particularly one from the First World War.

French

Etymology

From German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice (“catapult”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.by/, /o.by/

Noun

obus m (plural obus)

  1. (military) shell (cylindrical projectile)
    • 2011 September 22, "Une Libye aux allures d'hécatombe", L'Obs.
      Une rafale d’obus de mortiers est tombée près du poste médical. Panique.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French obus (“shell”), from German Haubitze (“howitzer”), from Czech houfnice (“catapault”), from houf (“throng”), from Old High German houf (“heap”), from Proto-Germanic *haupaz, fom Proto-Indo-European *koupos (hill).

Pronunciation

Noun

obus m (plural obuses)

  1. howitzer

Spanish

Noun

obus m (plural obuses)

  1. howitzer
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