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Catalan
Etymology
From Frankish *būk ( “ belly ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *būkaz ( “ belly, stomach ” ) . Compare Spanish buque ( “ vessel ” ) and Italian buco ( “ hole ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
buc m (plural bucs )
an object that has a cavity
belly ; abdomen
Synonyms: abdomen , panxa , ventre
( aeronautics ) fuselage
Synonym: fuselatge
( automotive ) the bodywork of a car
( nautical ) hull
( vehicles ) the body of a carriage
beehive
Synonyms: arna , casera , rusc
( 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
Further reading
Dalmatian
Etymology 1
Possibly from a Latin root buculus ( “ young bull, ox, steer ” ) . Compare French bugle , beugle .
Noun
buc m
small ox
Etymology 2
Compare Catalan and Occitan buc . Probably of Germanic origin.
Noun
buc m
beehive
Synonyms
K'iche'
Noun
buc
( Classical K'iche' ) bird
Middle Dutch
Noun
buc m
Alternative form of boc
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template .
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English būc .
Noun
buc (plural bucs )
Alternative form of bouk
Etymology 2
From Old English bucca .
Noun
buc
Alternative form of bukke
Occitan
buc
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Germanic , from Frankish *būk , from Proto-Germanic *būkaz ( “ hollow body, cavity ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
buc m
beehive ( home of bees )
Old Dutch
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *bukk , from Proto-Germanic *bukkaz .
Noun
buc m
buck , male goat
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template .
Descendants
Middle Dutch: boc , buc Dutch: bok (see there for further descendants ) Limburgish: bók West Flemish: buk
Further reading
“buk ”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek , 2012
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *būk , from Proto-Germanic *būkaz .
Noun
būc m
belly , stomach
womb
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template .
Descendants
Further reading
“būk ”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek , 2012
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *būk , from Proto-Germanic *būkaz .
Pronunciation
Noun
būc m
belly , stomach
a vessel that bulges out, such as a bottle , jug , pitcher , etc.
Declension
Strong a -stem:
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *bukk ( “ male deer ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
buc m
Alternative form of bucc ( “ buck ” )
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Derived from Old Polish bucić się .
Noun
buc m pers
( colloquial , derogatory ) jerk , douche , arrogant person
Synonyms: dupek , kutas
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Butzemann .
Noun
buc m animal
( rare ) bogeyman ( menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories )
Declension
Further reading
buc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
buc in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
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
Noun
buc m (plural buci )
chaff
Declension
Romansch
Etymology
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Adverb
buc
( Sursilvan ) not