buc
Catalan
Etymology
From Frankish *būk (“belly”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”). Compare Spanish buque (“vessel”) and Italian buco (“hole”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbuk/
- Rhymes: -uk
- Homophone: bug
Noun
buc m (plural bucs)
- an object that has a cavity
- belly; abdomen
- (aeronautics) fuselage
- Synonym: fuselatge
- (automotive) the bodywork of a car
- (nautical) hull
- (vehicles) the body of a carriage
- beehive
- (architecture) the shell or outer walls enclosing a house or a staircase
- (furniture) the cabinetwork enclosing the drawers, either fully or partially
- (geography) riverbed
- (military, historical) cuirass
- (engineering) The metal coating of a nuclear reactor vessel
Synonyms
- (abdomen): abdomen, panxa, ventre
- (beehive): arna, casera, rusc
- (cuirass): cuirassa
- (riverbed): llit
Holonyms
- (beehive): apiari
Further reading
- “buc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “buc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “buc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “buc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dalmatian
Etymology 1
Possibly from a Latin root buculus (“young bull, ox, steer”). Compare French bugle, beugle.
Noun
buc m
- small ox
Etymology 2
Compare Catalan and Occitan buc. Probably of Germanic origin.
Noun
buc m
- beehive
Synonyms
- alviar
K'iche'
Noun
buc
- (Classical K'iche') bird
Middle Dutch
Noun
buc m
- Alternative form of boc
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English būc.
Noun
buc (plural bucs)
- Alternative form of bouk
Etymology 2
From Old English bucca.
Noun
buc
- Alternative form of bukke
Occitan
Pronunciation
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Noun
buc m
- beehive (home of bees)
Old Dutch
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.
Noun
buc m
- buck, male goat
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: boc, buc
- Dutch: bok (see there for further descendants)
- Limburgish: bók
- West Flemish: buk
Further reading
- “buk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *būkaz.
Noun
būc m
- belly, stomach
- womb
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: buuc
- Dutch: buik
- Afrikaans: buik
- Negerhollands: buk, big, bik
- Skepi Creole Dutch: buk
- Limburgish: boek
- West Flemish: buuk
- Zealandic: buuk
- Dutch: buik
Further reading
- “būk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *būkaz.
Alternative forms
- buuc, būcc
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buːk/
Noun
būc m
- belly, stomach
- jug, pitcher, container
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | būc | būcas |
| accusative | būc | būcas |
| genitive | būces | būca |
| dative | būce | būcum |
Derived terms
- būcful
Descendants
- Middle English: bouk
- English: bouk
- Scots: bouk, bowk
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *bukk (“male deer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buk/
Noun
buc m
- Alternative form of bucc (“buck”)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /but͡s/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ut͡s
- Syllabification: buc
Etymology 1
From Old Polish bucić się.
Noun
buc m pers
- (colloquial, derogatory) jerk, douche, arrogant person
- Synonyms: dupek, kutas
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | buc | buce |
| genitive | buca | buców/bucy |
| dative | bucowi | bucom |
| accusative | buca | buców/bucy |
| instrumental | bucem | bucami |
| locative | bucu | bucach |
| vocative | bucu | buce |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Butzemann.
Noun
buc m anim
- (rare) bogeyman
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | buc | buce |
| genitive | buca | buców |
| dative | bucowi | bucom |
| accusative | buca | buce |
| instrumental | bucem | bucami |
| locative | bucu | bucach |
| vocative | bucu | buce |
Further reading
- buc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- buc in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly a substrate word, perhaps from Dacian *bukas, akin to Albanian byk (or alternatively derived from it). May be linked to Polish buch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [buk]
Noun
buc m (plural buci)
- chaff
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) buc | bucul | (niște) buci | bucii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) buc | bucului | (unor) buci | bucilor |
| vocative | bucule | bucilor | ||
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Sutsilvan) betg
- (Sursilvan) buca
- (Sutsilvan) betga
Etymology
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Adverb
buc
- (Sursilvan) not