Bursche
See also: bursche
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German burse, from Old High German bursa, from Late Latin bursa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bursche m (weak, genitive Burschen, plural Burschen, diminutive Bürschchen n)
- boy, young man
- (obsolete) student
- member of a student fraternity
- Synonyms: Burschenschafter, Burschenschaftler
- (dated) boy, young servant
- Synonym: Boy
- (colloquial in hunting and fishing) big catch
Declension edit
Declension of Bursche [masculine, weak]
Noun edit
Bursche f (genitive Bursche, plural Burschen) (obsolete, in the end derogatory)
Declension edit
Declension of Bursche [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Bursche” in Duden online
- “Bursche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “bursche” in Frühneuhochdeutsches Wörterbuch, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, 1986–.
- “burse” in Frühneuhochdeutsches Wörterbuch, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, 1986–.