buc
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Frankish *būk (“belly”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”). Compare Spanish buque (“vessel”) and Italian buco (“hole”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
buc m (plural bucs)
- an object that has a cavity
- belly; abdomen
- (aeronautics) fuselage
- Synonym: fuselatge
- (automotive) the bodywork of a car
- (nautical) hull
- (vehicles) the body of a carriage
- beehive
- (architecture) the shell or outer walls enclosing a house or a staircase
- (furniture) the cabinetwork enclosing the drawers, either fully or partially
- (geography) riverbed
- (military, history) cuirass
- (engineering) The metal coating of a nuclear reactor vessel
SynonymsEdit
- (abdomen): abdomen, panxa, ventre
- (beehive): arna, casera, rusc
- (cuirass): cuirassa
- (riverbed): llit
HolonymsEdit
- (beehive): apiari
Further readingEdit
- “buc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “buc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “buc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “buc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
DalmatianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Possibly from a Latin root buculus (“young bull, ox, steer”). Compare French bugle, beugle.
NounEdit
buc m
- small ox
Etymology 2Edit
Compare Catalan and Occitan buc. Probably of Germanic origin.
NounEdit
buc m
SynonymsEdit
K'iche'Edit
NounEdit
buc
- (Classical K'iche') bird
Middle DutchEdit
NounEdit
buc m
- Alternative form of boc
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old English būc.
NounEdit
buc (plural bucs)
- Alternative form of bouk
Etymology 2Edit
From Old English bucca.
NounEdit
buc
- Alternative form of bukke
OccitanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
NounEdit
buc m
- beehive (home of bees)
Old DutchEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.
NounEdit
buc m
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “buk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-Germanic *būkaz.
NounEdit
būc m
InflectionEdit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
- Middle Dutch: buuc
Further readingEdit
- “būk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Germanic *būkaz.
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
būc m
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Proto-West Germanic *bukk (“male deer”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
buc m
- Alternative form of bucc (“buck”)
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Polish bucić się.
NounEdit
buc m pers
- (colloquial, derogatory) jerk, douche, arrogant person
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from German Butzemann.
NounEdit
buc m anim
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Unknown. Possibly a substrate word, perhaps from Dacian *bukas, akin to Albanian byk (or alternatively derived from it). May be linked to Polish buch.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
buc m (plural buci)
DeclensionEdit
RomanschEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
AdverbEdit
buc