buc

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Frankish *būk (belly), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (belly, stomach). Compare Spanish buque (vessel) and Italian buco (hole).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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buc m (plural bucs)

  1. an object that has a cavity
  2. belly; abdomen
    Synonyms: abdomen, panxa, ventre
  3. (aeronautics) fuselage
    Synonym: fuselatge
  4. (automotive) the bodywork of a car
  5. (nautical) hull
  6. (vehicles) the body of a carriage
  7. beehive
    Synonyms: arna, casera, rusc
  8. (architecture) the shell or outer walls enclosing a house or a staircase
  9. (furniture) the cabinetwork enclosing the drawers, either fully or partially
  10. (geography) riverbed
    Synonym: llit
  11. (military, history) cuirass
    Synonym: cuirassa
  12. (engineering) the metal coating of a nuclear reactor vessel

Holonyms

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Further reading

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Dalmatian

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Etymology 1

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Possibly from a Latin root buculus (young bull, ox, steer). Compare French bugle, beugle.

Noun

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buc m

  1. small ox

Etymology 2

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Compare Catalan and Occitan buc. Probably of Germanic origin.

Noun

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buc m

  1. beehive
Synonyms
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K'iche'

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Noun

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buc

  1. (Classical K'iche') bird

Middle Dutch

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Noun

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buc m

  1. Alternative form of boc

Inflection

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English būc.

Noun

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buc (plural bucs)

  1. Alternative form of bouk

Etymology 2

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From Old English bucca.

Noun

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buc

  1. Alternative form of bukke

Occitan

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buc

Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Germanic, from Frankish *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (hollow body, cavity).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Languedoc):(file)

Noun

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buc m

  1. beehive (home of bees)

Old Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.

Noun

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buc m

  1. buck, male goat
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • Middle Dutch: boc, buc
    • Dutch: bok (see there for further descendants)
    • Limburgish: bók
    • West Flemish: buk
Further reading
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  • buk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.

Noun

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būc m

  1. belly, stomach
  2. womb
Inflection
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Descendants
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Further reading
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  • būk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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būc m

  1. belly, stomach
  2. a vessel that bulges out, such as a bottle, jug, pitcher, etc.
Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *bukk (male deer).

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Noun

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buc m

  1. Alternative form of bucc (buck)

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Derived from Old Polish bucić się.

Noun

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buc m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) jerk, douche, arrogant person
    Synonyms: dupek, kutas
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Butzemann.

Noun

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buc m animal

  1. (rare) bogeyman (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories)
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Further reading

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  • buc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • buc in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly a substrate word, perhaps from Dacian *bukas, akin to Albanian byk (or alternatively derived from it). May be linked to Polish buch.

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Noun

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buc m (plural buci)

  1. chaff

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Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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buc

  1. (Sursilvan) not