Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Bouch (Moselle Franconian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bux/

Noun

Buch m ‎(plural Büch, diminutive Büchelche)

1. (Ripuarian) belly; abdomen; stomach

   Wa’ mer nüß em Buch hät, ka’ mer net ärbeede, on wa’ mer jrad jäße hät, moss mer sich irsch ens henläje.

   When one has nothing in one’s stomach, one cannot work, and when one has just eaten, one must first lie down a bit.

Etymology 2

From Old High German buoh.

Alternative forms

• Booch (Ripuarian; northern Moselle Franconian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːx/

Noun

Buch n ‎(plural Biecher, diminutive Biechelche)

1. (southern Moselle Franconian) book

German

Etymology

From Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Compare Low German Book, Yiddish בוך ‎(bukh), Dutch boek, English book, Danish bog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buːx/
• Homophone: Bug (substandard)
• Hyphenation: Buch

Noun

Buch n ‎(genitive Buches or Buchs, plural Bücher, diminutive Büchlein n or Büchelchen n)

1. book
   • 2006, Kai Steiner, Schmetterlinge im Bauch (Junge Liebe, Band 8), Himmelstürmer Verlag, p.103:

     Eine Figur, wie sie im Buche steht, und sie erinnerte mich an Mark Spitz, als er seine Goldmedaillen einfuhr.

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

• Buche f

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buχ/
• Rhymes: -uχ

Noun

Buch n ‎(plural Bicher)

1. book

Derived terms

• Bicherbuttek
• Bicherschaf
• Bicherwuerm

German

Verb

buch

1. Imperative singular of buchen.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bux]

Verb

buch

1. first-person singular passive of byś

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German būh, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.

Noun

būch m

1. belly

Descendants

• German: Bauch
• Luxembourgish: Bauch
• Yiddish: בויך ‎(boykh)