Bovist

German

Alternative forms

Bofist

Etymology

From older vohenfist (literally “vixen's fart”), from Middle High German vohe (“vixen”) +‎ vist (“soft fart”).[1] Equivalent to Fähe +‎ Fist. Compare Ancient Greek πέζις (pézis, “puffball”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boˈvɪst/, /ˈboːvɪst/
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Hyphenation: Bo‧vist

Noun

Bovist m (strong, genitive Bovistes or Bovists, plural Boviste)

puffball
Synonym: Stäubling

References

Friedrich Kluge (1995), “Bofist m., Bovist m.”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 123