buig
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch buigen, from Middle Dutch bugen, from Old Dutch *būgan, from Proto-Germanic *būganą, alternative form of *beuganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bœi̯χ/, (œ-ə merger) /bəi̯χ/
Verb
buig (present buig, present participle buigende, past participle gebuig)
- (ergative) to bow; to bend
Derived terms
- geboë (verbal adjective)
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bœy̯x/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -œy̯x
- Hyphenation: buig
Verb
buig
- first-person singular present indicative of buigen
- imperative of buigen
Irish
Adjective
buig
- Dated spelling of boig.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| buig | bhuig | mbuig |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [buˈiɡ]
Noun
buig (plural buigs)
- booth, stall, kiosk
Declension
declension of buig
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | buig | buigs |
| genitive | buiga | buigas |
| dative | buige | buiges |
| accusative | buigi | buigis |
| vocative 1 | o buig! | o buigs! |
| predicative 2 | buigu | buigus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in some later, non-classical Volapük only