buc

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Contents 1 Catalan 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.1 Holonyms 2 Old English 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.1.1.1 Declension 2.1.1.2 Descendants 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Alternative forms 2.2.2 Noun 2.2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2.2 Descendants 3 Romanian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Declension

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology

From Frankish *buc (“‘belly’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [búk]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

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

[edit] Holonyms

• (beehive): apiari m.

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[edit] Old English

[edit] 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".

[edit] Noun

būc m.

1. belly, stomach
2. jug, pitcher

[edit] Declension

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

[edit] Descendants

• Middle English buc, bouk

[edit] 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".

[edit] Alternative forms

• bucc

[edit] Noun

buc(c) m.

1. buck (male deer)

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	buc(c)	buc(c)as
accusative	buc(c)	buc(c)as
genitive	buc(c)es	buc(c)a
dative	buc(c)e	buc(c)um

[edit] Descendants

• English buck

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

Substratum word, akin to Albanian byk.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [buk]

[edit] Noun

buc m. (plural buci)

1. chaff

[edit] Declension