boue

See also: bóue, boué, and Boué

Breton edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English buie, from Middle Dutch boeye, of Germanic origin, from Old Dutch *bōcan, from Frankish *baukn (“symbol, sign”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.e/

Noun edit

boue m (plural boueoù)

buoy

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Gaulish *bawā.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bu/
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Rhymes: -u
Homophones: bou, boues, bous, bout, bouts

Noun edit

boue f (plural boues)

mud; dirt

Derived terms edit

References edit

^ von Wartburg, Walther (1962), "boue" in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10, p. 302
^ Rickard, Peter (1989), A History of the French language, London: Routledge, p. 4
^ Zair, Nicholas (2012), "Schrijvers rules for British and Proto-Celtic *-oṷ and *-uṷ before a vowel" in Laws and Rules in Indo-European, p. 159

“boue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

boue f (uncountable)

(Jersey) rock

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