buis
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch buse, of uncertain origin, plausibly representing an umlauted byform *beusju of Proto-West Germanic *beusu (“rush, bentgrass”) which gives Dutch bies. For the "television" sense, compare English tube.
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buis f (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)
- pipe, duct
- (slang) television
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buis n (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)
- (historical) gambeson
- A type of coat or jacket.
- A type of blouse.
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Etymology 3 edit
From Middle Dutch buse, from Medieval Latin buscia, buza, buccia (possibly Middle Dutch loaned the Latin by way of Old French busse, buce); further etymology uncertain.
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buis f (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)
- (historical) A buss, a type of fishing vessel.
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- → English: buss
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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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buis
- inflection of buizen:
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Inherited from Old French bois, from Latin buxus.
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buis m (plural buis)
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Further reading edit
- “buis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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West Frisian edit
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buis c (plural buizen, diminutive buiske)
Further reading edit
- “buis (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011