Bausch

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German būsch, from Old High German būsc; if the original meaning was "cudgel", then perhaps related to bozzan (“to beat”), from Proto-West Germanic *bautan.[1] Related to Beule (“bump, swelling”).

Noun[edit]

Bausch m (strong, genitive Bausches or Bauschs, plural Bausche or Bäusche)

  1. wad
  2. pad

Declension[edit]

Declension of Bausch [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bausch die Bausche, Bäusche
genitive eines des Bausches, Bauschs der Bausche, Bäusche
dative einem dem Bausch, Bausche1 den Bauschen, Bäuschen
accusative einen den Bausch die Bausche, Bäusche

1Now rare, see notes.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Bausch”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading[edit]

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