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Buch

See also: buch, buc̣h, búch, and büch

Central Franconian

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh.

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Buch m (plural Büch, diminutive Büchelche)

  1. (Ripuarian) belly; abdomen; stomach
    Wa’ mer nühs em Buch hät, ka’ mer net ärbeede, on wa’ mer jrad jäße hät, moss mer sich iersch ens henläje.
    When you’ve nothing in your stomach, you can’t work, and when you’ve just eaten, you must first lie down a bit.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh.

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Noun

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Buch n (plural Biecher, diminutive Biechelche)

  1. (southern Moselle Franconian) book
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  • Booch (Ripuarian; northern Moselle Franconian)

German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Cognate with English book.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /buːx/
  • Hyphenation: Buch
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  • Homophone: Bug (substandard)
  • Rhymes: -uːx

Noun

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Buch n (strong, genitive Buches or Buchs, plural Bücher, diminutive Büchlein n or Büchelchen n)

  1. book (collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication)
    • 2006, Kai Steiner, Schmetterlinge im Bauch (Junge Liebe, Band 8), Himmelstürmer Verlag, p.103:
      Eine Figur, wie sie im Buche steht, und sie erinnerte mich an Mark Spitz, als er seine Goldmedaillen einfuhr.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (accounting, usually in the plural) books (accounting records)
Declension
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Declension of Buch [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Buch die Bücher
genitive eines des Buches, Buchs der Bücher
dative einem dem Buch, Buche1 den Büchern
accusative ein das Buch die Bücher

1Now rare, see notes.

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Etymology 2

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From Old High German būh.

Noun

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Buch n (strong, genitive Buches or Buchs, plural Bücher)

  1. (rare) omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
    Synonyms: Buchmagen, Blättermagen, Psalter, Faltenmagen, Kalender, Löser

Etymology 3

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Proper noun

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Buch n (proper noun, genitive Buchs or (optionally with an article) Buch)

  1. A municipality of Vorarlberg, Austria
  2. A municipality of Bavaria, Germany
  3. either of two municipalities in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

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Buch n (plural Bicher, diminutive Bichelche)

  1. book
    Was fer Buch dust-du lese?
    What book are you reading?

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Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh.

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Buch n (plural Bicher, diminutive Bichelchen)

  1. book
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German buoc, from Old High German buog, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz.

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Buch m (plural Bich)

  1. shoulder joint of an animal
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Pennsylvania German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh. Compare German Buch, Dutch boek, English book.

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Buch n (plural Bicher)

  1. book

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