Bube
See also: bube
English
editProper noun
editBube
- A Bantu language spoken by the Bubi people.
- Synonym: Fernandian
German
editAlternative forms
edit- Bub (southern)
Etymology
editFrom Middle High German buobe (“knave”), from Old High German Buobo, a male name of unknown meaning. Cognate with Dutch boef (“villain”). Probably also related to boy; see there for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBube m (weak, genitive Buben, plural Buben, diminutive Bübchen n or Büblein n, feminine (rare) Bübin)
- knave; jack (playing card)
- (regional, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) boy; lad
- (regional, northern and central Germany) rogue; villain; naughty boy
Usage notes
edit- In northern and central Germany, the word is now used almost exclusively for the playing card. The southern sense “boy” is understood but not used. The older regional sense “rogue, villain” has become chiefly restricted to the diminutive Bübchen or to fixed combinations and compounds (böser Bube, Bubenstreich, Spitzbube, etc.).
Declension
editDeclension of Bube [masculine, weak]
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editDerived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “Bube” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bube” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bube” in Duden online
- Bube on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Bube” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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