Bus
See also: bus, bús, būs, buš, bus’, bus., Buś, Bus., and Appendix:Variations of "bus"
Dutch
Etymology
- (Bernheze) First attested as in de Bus in 1678. Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).
- (Meierijstad) First attested as hoeve genaemt in de bus in 1777. Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʏs/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Bus
- Rhymes: -ʏs
- Homophone: bus
Proper noun
Bus n
- A hamlet in Bernheze, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
- A hamlet in Meierijstad, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
From Omnibus, with influence from English bus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʊs/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʊs
Usage notes
The computer bus may also be pronounced as in English.
Noun
Bus m (strong, genitive Busses, plural Busse)
- bus (public transport)
- (computing) bus (on a computer mainboard)
Declension
Declension of Bus [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Bus | die | Busse |
| genitive | eines | des | Busses | der | Busse |
| dative | einem | dem | Bus, Busse1 | den | Bussen |
| accusative | einen | den | Bus | die | Busse |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Hyponyms
- Autobus
- Schulbus
- Überlandbus (“intercity bus”)
Related terms
- Datenbus
- Omnibus
- Busfahrt
- Busbahnhof
- Busfahrer
Further reading
- “Bus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bus” in Duden online
Bus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Omnibus, with influence from English bus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bus/
audio (file)
Noun
Bus m (plural Bussen)
- bus