obus
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obus m (plural obussen, diminutive obusje n)
- (Belgium, military) An artillery shell, particularly one from the First World War.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice (“catapult”).
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obus m (plural obus)
- (military) shell (cylindrical projectile)
- 2011 September 22, “Une Libye aux allures d'hécatombe”, in L'Obs:
- Une rafale d’obus de mortiers est tombée près du poste médical. Panique.
- A volley of mortar shells have fallen near the medical post. Panic.
Derived terms edit
- obusier (“howitzer”)
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: obús
- → Dutch: obus
- → Ottoman Turkish: اوبوز, اوبوس (obüs)
- Turkish: obüs
- → Portuguese: obus
- → Romanian: obuz
- → Spanish: obús
Further reading edit
- “obus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Etymology edit
From French obus (“shell”), from German Haubitze (“howitzer”), from Czech houfnice (“catapult”), from houf (“throng”), from Old High German houf (“heap”), from Proto-West Germanic *haup, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: o‧bus
Noun edit
obus m (plural obuses)
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obus m (plural obos)
- work (of art, litarature...), deed, accomplishment