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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French obus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoː.bʏs/, /oːˈbʏs/
- Hyphenation: obus
- Rhymes: -ʏs
Noun
obus m (plural obussen, diminutive obusje n)
- (Belgium, military) An artillery shell, particularly one from the First World War.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice (“catapult”).
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Noun
obus m (plural obus)
- (military) shell (cylindrical projectile)
2011 September 22, “Une Libye aux allures d'hécatombe”, in L'Obs:Une rafale d’obus de mortiers est tombée près du poste médical. Panique.- A volley of mortar shells have fallen near the medical post. Panic.
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Portuguese
Etymology
From French obus (“shell”), from German Haubitze (“howitzer”), from Czech houfnice (“catapult”), from houf (“throng”), from Old High German houf (“heap”), from Proto-West Germanic *haup, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.
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Noun
obus m (plural obuses)
- howitzer
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Sardinian
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Etymology
From Latin opus.
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Noun
obus m (plural obos)
- work (of art, litarature...), deed, accomplishment