Buchs

English

Proper noun

Buchs

1. A municipality in Aargau canton, Switzerland.
2. A former municipality in Lucerne canton, Switzerland
3. A municipality in St. Gallen canton, Switzerland, on the border with Liechtenstein.
4. A municipality in Zurich canton, Switzerland.

German

Etymology 1

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

• IPA^(key): /bʊks/

• Audio (Berlin):

  (file)

Noun

Buchs m (strong, genitive Buchses or (rare) Buchs, plural Buchse)

1. boxwood, box tree

Usage notes

• More often used in the compound Buchsbaum.

Declension

Declension of Buchs [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Buchs	die	Buchse
genitive	eines	des	Buchses, Buchs	der	Buchse
dative	einem	dem	Buchs	den	Buchsen
accusative	einen	den	Buchs	die	Buchse

Descendants

• → Dutch: buks

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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

1. Buchs (one of three municipalities in Switzerland)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• Buches

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːχs/

• Audio (Berlin):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Buchs

Noun

Buchs n

1. genitive singular of Buch