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Etymology 1[edit]
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Proper noun[edit]
Bug
- A river flowing northwest 450 miles between Belarus and Poland.
- A river in Ukraine (Southern Bug), flowing 530 miles to the Dnieper estuary.
Alternative forms[edit]
Translations[edit]
river between Belarus and Poland
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
Bug (plural Bugs)
- (US, slang) A Volkswagen Beetle car.
- Synonym: Beetle
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
Bug (plural Bugs)
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle High German buoc (“animal shoulder”), from Old High German buog (“animal shoulder”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz (“arm; shoulder”).
The common contemporary meaning bow stems via Low German from Middle Low German bôch, from Old Saxon bōg. More at bough.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /buːk/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /buːx/ (northern and central Germany; becoming rare for this particular word)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uːk, -uːx
- Homophones: buk (standard), Buch (regional)
Noun[edit]
Bug m (strong, genitive Buges or Bugs, plural Buge or Büge)
- (nautical, aviation) bow, prow (of a ship), nose (of an aircraft)
- Antonym: Heck
- shoulder joint (of an animal)
- joist, joint (in woodwork)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Bug [masculine, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
- Gebüge n
- ein Schuss vor den Bug (“Warnung”)
- vom Heck zum Bug (“von hinten bis vorne”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Bug m (strong, genitive Bugs, plural Bugs)
- (computing) bug
- Synonyms: Fehler, Programmierfehler
Declension[edit]
Declension of Bug [masculine, strong]
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bug m (proper noun, strong, genitive Bugs)
- Bug (rivers in Eastern Europe)
Further reading[edit]
- “Bug, Schiffsvorderteil” in Duden online
- “Bug, Programmierfehler” in Duden online
- “Bug, Fluss in Osteuropa” in Duden online
- “Bug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bug” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
Plautdietsch[edit]
Noun[edit]
Bug f
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (biugan), as Goths lived near the river. Compare Russian Буг (Bug).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bug m inan
Declension[edit]
Declension of Bug
References[edit]
- Spring, P. (2015). Great Walls & Linear Barriers. United Kingdom: Pen & Sword Books
Further reading[edit]
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