Bug
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Bug
- A river flowing northwest 450 miles between Belarus and Poland.
- A river in Ukraine (Southern Bug), flowing 530 miles to the Dnieper estuary.
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Bug (plural Bugs)
- (US, slang) A Volkswagen Beetle car.
- Synonym: Beetle
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Bug (plural Bugs)
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German buoc (“animal shoulder”), from Old High German buog (“animal shoulder”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz (“arm; shoulder”).
The common contemporary meaning bow stems via Low German from Middle Low German bôch, from Old Saxon bōg. More at bough.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /buːk/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /buːx/ (northern and central Germany; becoming rare for this particular word)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uːk, -uːx
- Homophones: buk (standard), Buch (regional)
Noun edit
Bug m (strong, genitive Buges or Bugs, plural Buge or Büge)
- (nautical, aviation) bow, prow (of a ship), nose (of an aircraft)
- Antonym: Heck
- shoulder joint (of an animal)
- joist, joint (in woodwork)
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- Gebüge n
- ein Schuss vor den Bug (“Warnung”)
- vom Heck zum Bug (“von hinten bis vorne”)
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Bug m (strong, genitive Bugs, plural Bugs)
- (computing) bug
- Synonyms: Fehler, Programmierfehler
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Bug m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bugs)
- Bug (rivers in Eastern Europe)
Further reading edit
- “Bug, Schiffsvorderteil” in Duden online
- “Bug, Programmierfehler” in Duden online
- “Bug, Fluss in Osteuropa” in Duden online
- “Bug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bug” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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Bug f
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /buk/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) - Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: Bug
- Homophones: Bóg, bóg, buk, Buk
Etymology 1 edit
Derived from Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (biugan). Compare Russian Буг (Bug). Doublet of biga and Boh.
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Bug m inan (related adjective bużański)
- Bug, Western Bug (a river in Belarus, Poland and Ukraine)
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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Bug f
References edit
- Spring, P. (2015). Great Walls & Linear Barriers. United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Books