Bovist

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German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From older vohenfist (literally “vixen's fart”), from Middle High German vohe (“vixen”) +‎ vist (“soft fart”).[1] Equivalent to Fähe +‎ Fist. Compare Ancient Greek πέζις (pézis, “puffball”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /boˈvɪst/, /ˈboːvɪst/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bo‧vist

Noun[edit]

Bovist m (strong, genitive Bovistes or Bovists, plural Boviste)

  1. puffball
    Synonym: Stäubling

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Bofist m., Bovist m.”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 123

Further reading[edit]

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