Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Buch (southern Moselle Franconian)

Noun

Booch n ‎(plural Bööcher or Beecher, diminutive Bööchelche or Beechelche)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) book

   Der Pitter well Abitur maache? Dä hät doch em Levve noch kee Booch en de Häng jekräje!

   Peter wants to get a university-entrance diploma? He hasn’t got his hands on a book in all his life!

Usage notes

• The inflected forms with -öö- are Ripuarian, those with -ee- are Moselle Franconian.

Etymology 2

From Old High German buohha.

Alternative forms

• Buch (southern Moselle Franconian)
• Biech (parts of southwestern Moselle Franconian)
• Bööch (rare Ripuarian variant)

Noun

Booch f ‎(plural Booche)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) beech (tree)