buss

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.2 Verb 1.3 Anagrams 2 Estonian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.1.2 Related terms 3 Norwegian Bokmål 3.1 Etymology 1 3.1.1 Noun 3.1.1.1 Derived terms 3.1.1.2 See also 3.2 Etymology 2 3.2.1 Noun 3.2.1.1 Usage notes 3.3 References 4 Norwegian Nynorsk 4.1 Etymology 1 4.1.1 Noun 4.1.1.1 Derived terms 4.1.1.2 See also 4.2 Etymology 2 4.2.1 Noun 4.2.1.1 Usage notes 4.3 Etymology 3 4.3.1 Alternative spellings 4.3.2 Noun 4.3.2.1 Usage notes 4.4 Etymology 4 4.4.1 Noun 4.5 References 5 Swedish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

buss (plural busses)

1. A kiss.
2. A herring buss, a type of shallow-keeled Dutch fishing boat used especially for herring fishing.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:kiss

[edit] Verb

to buss (third-person singular simple present busses, present participle bussing, simple past and past participle bussed)

1. (transitive) To kiss.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: bssu
• subs

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[edit] Estonian

[edit] Noun

buss

1. bus, a vehicle to transport people

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• autobuss

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• auto
• bussijaam
• bussipeatus
• trollibuss
• väikebuss
• mikrobuss
• minibuss

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[edit] Norwegian Bokmål

[edit] Etymology 1

Either a direct shortening of Latin omnibus, "for all", dative plural of omnis, "all", or from English bus, a shortening of the same word.

[edit] Noun

buss m. (definite singular bussen; indefinite plural busser; definite plural bussene)

1. bus (vehicle)

   Tar du buss til skolen?

   Do you get to school by bus? (literally: "do you take bus to the school?")

   Jeg gråter heller i en Mercedes enn på bussen, for å si det sånn. (Anne-Kat. Hærland)

   I'd rather cry in a Mercedes than on the bus, to put it that way.

[edit] Derived terms

• busse
• luftbuss
• skinnebuss
• skolebuss

[edit] See also

• omnibus
• bil

[edit] Etymology 2

Uncertain, perhaps akin to butt, "blunt, thick, rounded".

[edit] Noun

buss m. (definite singular bussen; indefinite plural busser; definite plural bussene)

1. a quid of chewing tobacco

[edit] Usage notes

Rarely used.

[edit] References

• “buss” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “buss” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "bus"

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[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Etymology 1

Either a direct shortening of Latin omnibus, "for all", dative plural of omnis, "all", or from English bus, a shortening of the same word.

[edit] Noun

buss m. (definite singular bussen; indefinite plural bussar; definite plural bussane)

1. bus (vehicle)

   Tek du buss til skulen?

   Do you get to school by bus? (literally: "do you take bus to the school?")

   Ein buss er eit kjøretøy som er utforma for å frakte ei mengd passasjerar over ein distanse på veg eller gate. (from Nynorsk edition of Wikipedia)

   A bus is a vehicle designed to transport a group of passengers for a distance along a road or a street.

[edit] Derived terms

• busse
• luftbuss
• skjenebuss
• skulebuss

[edit] See also

• omnibus
• bil

[edit] Etymology 2

Uncertain, perhaps akin to butt, "blunt, thick, rounded".

[edit] Noun

buss m. (definite singular bussen; indefinite plural bussar; definite plural bussane)

1. a quid of chewing tobacco

[edit] Usage notes

Rarely used.

[edit] Etymology 3

Perhaps from Low German or Dutch, compare boezem and its English cognate and equivalent bosom.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• bus

[edit] Noun

buss m. (definite singular bussen; indefinite plural bussar; definite plural bussane)

1. The middel, curved part of a filled sail, fishing net or seine.

[edit] Usage notes

Very rarely used.

[edit] Etymology 4

From Low German busse, "short case or ring of metal for lining of an axle, shaft or bolt".

[edit] Noun

buss m. (definite singular bussen; indefinite plural bussar; definite plural bussane)

1. a hopper in a mill
2. an iron ring surrounding such a hopper

[edit] References

• “buss” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “buss” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.
• Online Etymology Dictionary entry on "bus"

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for buss	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	buss	bussen	bussar	bussarna
Possessive form	buss	bussens	bussars	bussarnas

buss c.

1. bus, a vehicle to transport people.
2. (computing) bus

[edit] See also

• buss på!
• bussa