Buchs
English edit
Proper noun edit
Buchs
- A municipality in Aargau canton, Switzerland.
- A former municipality in Lucerne canton, Switzerland
- A municipality in St. Gallen canton, Switzerland, on the border with Liechtenstein.
- A municipality in Zurich canton, Switzerland.
German edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German and Old High German buhs, from Proto-West Germanic *buhs, from Latin buxus. Cognate with Middle Dutch bos, English box.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Buchs m (strong, genitive Buchses or (rare) Buchs, plural Buchse)
Usage notes edit
- More often used in the compound Buchsbaum.
Declension edit
Declension of Buchs [masculine, strong]
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: buks
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Buchs n (proper noun, genitive Buchs' or (with an article) Buchs)
- Buchs (one of three municipalities in Switzerland)
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Buchs n