Böük

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• beuk (widespread variant)
• buik (Sittard)
• Büekembuom (Krefeld)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bœy̯k/
• Hyphenation: beuk
• Rhymes: -œy̯k

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch boke, boeke, from Old Dutch *buoka, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā.

Noun

Böük f (plural Böük, diminutive Böükske)

1. (countable, Eupen) a beech (Fagus); the common tree
2. (uncountable, Eupen) beech; the wood of the tree

   Synonym: Böükehout

Usage notes

• The plural may be distinguished from the singular by tone.

Derived terms

• Böükenéïk
• Boukeskouk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Böük

1. nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural of Bouk