buc

Catalan

Etymology

From Frankish *buc (“belly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [buk]

Noun

buc m (plural bucs)

1. An object that has a cavity.
2. belly; abdomen
3. (aeronautics) fuselage
4. (automotive) The bodywork of a car.
5. (nautical) hull
6. (vehicles) The body of a carriage.
7. beehive
8. (architecture) The shell or outer walls enclosing a house or a staircase.
9. (furniture) The cabinetwork enclosing the drawers, either fully or partially.
10. (geography) riverbed
11. (military, history) cuirass
12. (engineering) The metal coating of a nuclear reactor vessel.

Synonyms

• (abdomen): abdomen m, panxa f, ventre m
• (beehive): arna f, casera f, rusc m
• (cuirass): cuirassa f

Holonyms

• (beehive): apiari m

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Dalmatian

Etymology 1

Possibly from a Latin root buculus ("young bull, ox, steer"). Compare French bugle, beugle.

Noun

buc m

1. small ox

Etymology 2

Compare Catalan and Occitan buc. Probably of Germanic origin.

Noun

buc m

1. beehive

Synonyms

• alviar

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Occitan

buc

Noun

buc m

1. beehive (home of bees)

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Old English

Etymology 1

Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, stomach”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhou- (“to grow, swell”). Akin to Old High German būh (“belly”), Old English bucc (“belly, pitcher”).

Noun

būc m

1. belly, stomach
2. jug, pitcher

Declension

    Declension of buc (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	būc	būcas
accusative	būc	būcas
genitive	būces	būca
dative	būce	būcum

Descendants

• Middle English: buc, bouk

Etymology 2

Proto-Germanic *bukkaz (“male deer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhug̑- (“ram”). Akin to Old High German boc, Old Norse bukkr, Old English bucca (“buck, male goat”).

Alternative forms

• bucc

Noun

buc m

1. buck (male deer)

Declension

    Declension of buc (strong a-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	buc	bucas
accusative	buc	bucas
genitive	buces	buca
dative	buce	bucum

Descendants

• English: buck

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Romanian

Etymology

Substratum word, akin to Albanian byk.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [buk]

Noun

buc m (plural buci)

1. chaff

Declension

declension of buc

	singular		plural
gender m	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un buc	bucul	niște buci	bucii
genitive/dative	unui buc	bucului	unor buci	bucilor