boeg

See also: bög

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch boech (“forearm”), from Old Dutch *buog, from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰus (“arm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bux/

• boeg

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• Hyphenation: boeg
• Rhymes: -ux

Noun

boeg m (plural boegen, diminutive boegje n)

1. (nautical) bow (front of a boat or ship)

Antonyms

• achtersteven

Derived terms

• boegbeeld
• boegbuis
• boegspriet
• voor de boeg hebben

Anagrams

• boge