Bug
See also: bug, buug, búg, büg, and bůg
English
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Bug
- A river flowing northwest 450 miles between Belarus and Poland.
- A river in Ukraine (Southern Bug), flowing 530 miles to the Dnieper estuary.
Alternative forms
- Buh
Translations
river between Belarus and Poland
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Noun
Bug (plural Bugs)
- (slang) A Volkswagen Beetle car.
Noun
Bug (plural Bugs)
- (slang) A Bugatti car.
Anagrams
- GBU, gub
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German buoc (“animal shoulder”), from Old High German buog (“animal shoulder”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz (“arm; shoulder”).
The common contemporary meaning bow stems via Low German from Middle Low German bôch, from Old Saxon bōg. More at bough.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buːk/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /buːx/ (northern and central Germany; becoming rare for this particular word)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uːk, -uːx
- Homophones: buk (standard), Buch (regional)
Noun
Bug m (strong, genitive Buges or Bugs, plural Buge or Büge)
- (nautical, aviation) bow, prow (of a ship), nose (of an aircraft)
- Antonym: Heck
- shoulder joint (of an animal)
- joist, joint (in woodwork)
Declension
Declension of Bug [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Bug | die | Buge, Büge |
| genitive | eines | des | Buges, Bugs | der | Buge, Büge |
| dative | einem | dem | Bug, Buge1 | den | Bugen, Bügen |
| accusative | einen | den | Bug | die | Buge, Büge |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Gebüge n
- ein Schuss vor den Bug (“Warnung”)
- vom Heck zum Bug (“von hinten bis vorne”)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bug.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bak/
(file) - Homophones: back, Back
Noun
Bug m (strong, genitive Bugs, plural Bugs)
- (computing) bug
- Synonyms: Fehler, Programmierfehler
Declension
Declension of Bug [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Bug | die | Bugs |
| genitive | eines | des | Bugs | der | Bugs |
| dative | einem | dem | Bug | den | Bugs |
| accusative | einen | den | Bug | die | Bugs |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buːk/, /bʊk/
Proper noun
Bug m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bugs)
- Bug (rivers in Eastern Europe)
Further reading
- “Bug, Schiffsvorderteil” in Duden online
- “Bug, Programmierfehler” in Duden online
- “Bug, Fluss in Osteuropa” in Duden online
- “Bug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bug” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Plautdietsch
Noun
Bug f
- (nautical) bow, prow (of a ship)
Polish
Etymology
From Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (biugan), as Goths lived near the river. Compare Russian Буг (Bug).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: Bug
- Homophones: Bóg, bóg, buk
Proper noun
Bug m inan
- Bug (a river in eastern Poland, a tributary of the Narew)
Declension
Declension of Bug
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Bug |
| genitive | Bugu |
| dative | Bugowi |
| accusative | Bug |
| instrumental | Bugiem |
| locative | Bugu |
| vocative | Bugu |
References
- Spring, P. (2015). Great Walls & Linear Barriers. United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Books
Further reading
- Bug in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Bug in Polish dictionaries at PWN