buc
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Frankish *būk (“belly”), from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”). Compare Spanish buque (“vessel”) and Italian buco (“hole”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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
- Synonym: llit
- (military, history) cuirass
- Synonym: cuirassa
- (engineering) the metal coating of a nuclear reactor vessel
Holonyms[edit]
- (beehive): apiari
Further reading[edit]
- “buc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “buc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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.
Dalmatian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Possibly from a Latin root buculus (“young bull, ox, steer”). Compare French bugle, beugle.
Noun[edit]
buc m
- small ox
Etymology 2[edit]
Compare Catalan and Occitan buc. Probably of Germanic origin.
Noun[edit]
buc m
Synonyms[edit]
K'iche'[edit]
Noun[edit]
buc
- (Classical K'iche') bird
Middle Dutch[edit]
Noun[edit]
buc m
- Alternative form of boc
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English būc.
Noun[edit]
buc (plural bucs)
- Alternative form of bouk
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English bucca.
Noun[edit]
buc
- Alternative form of bukke
Occitan[edit]
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20240226185107im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Dadant_12_maig_2006_063.jpg/220px-Dadant_12_maig_2006_063.jpg)
Etymology[edit]
Probably borrowed from Germanic, from Frankish *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“hollow body, cavity”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Languedocien) (file)
Noun[edit]
buc m
- beehive (home of bees)
Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *bukk, from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz.
Noun[edit]
buc m
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “buk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.
Noun[edit]
būc m
Inflection[edit]
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
- Middle Dutch: buuc
Further reading[edit]
- “būk”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *būk, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
būc m
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *bukk (“male deer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
buc m
- Alternative form of bucc (“buck”)
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Derived from Old Polish bucić się.
Noun[edit]
buc m pers
- (colloquial, derogatory) jerk, douche, arrogant person
Declension[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from German Butzemann.
Noun[edit]
buc m animal
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- buc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- buc in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Possibly a substrate word, perhaps from Dacian *bukas, akin to Albanian byk (or alternatively derived from it). May be linked to Polish buch.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
buc m (plural buci)
Declension[edit]
Romansch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb[edit]
buc
- Catalan terms derived from Frankish
- Catalan terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Rhymes:Catalan/uk
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- ca:Aeronautics
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- ca:Geography
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- ca:History
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- ca:Anatomy
- ca:Insects
- ca:Ship parts
- Dalmatian terms inherited from Latin
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