Bucht

See also: bucht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bucht in 1936. Derived from a dialectal variant of bocht, used here in the sense "fenced-in property, enclosed parcel". Compare De Bocht and Buchten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʏxt/
• Hyphenation: Bucht
• Rhymes: -ʏxt

Proper noun

Bucht n

1. A neighbourhood of Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

17th century, from Low German, from Middle Low German bucht, from Old Saxon buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz. Cognate with Dutch bocht, English bight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊxt/, [bʊxt], [bʊχt]
• Rhymes: -ʊχt

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Noun

Bucht f (genitive Bucht, plural Buchten)

1. bay; gulf; bight
2. niche, especially one that is wide rather than deep; a slight recess

   Synonym: Nische

Declension

Declension of Bucht [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bucht	die	Buchten
genitive	einer	der	Bucht	der	Buchten
dative	einer	der	Bucht	den	Buchten
accusative	eine	die	Bucht	die	Buchten

Derived terms

• einbuchten
• Haltebucht

Further reading

• “Bucht” in Duden online
• “Bucht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bucht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German bucht, from Old Saxon buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz.

Noun

Bucht f

1. cove, inlet
2. harbour