buig

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch buigen, from Middle Dutch bugen, from Old Dutch *būgan, from Proto-Germanic *būganą, alternative form of *beuganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bœi̯χ/, (œ-ə merger) /bəi̯χ/

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Verb

buig (present buig, present participle buigende, past participle gebuig)

1. (ergative) to bow; to bend

Derived terms

• geboë (verbal adjective)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bœy̯x/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -œy̯x
• Hyphenation: buig

Verb

buig

1. inflection of buigen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Irish

Adjective

buig

1. Dated spelling of boig.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
buig	bhuig	mbuig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [buˈiɡ]

Noun

buig (nominative plural buigs)

1. booth, stall, kiosk

Declension

declension of buig

	singular	plural
nominative	buig	buigs
genitive	buiga	buigas
dative	buige	buiges
accusative	buigi	buigis
vocative 1	o buig!	o buigs!
predicative 2	buigu	buigus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only