beuk

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːk/

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• Hyphenation: beuk
• Rhymes: -øːk

Etymology 1

From eastern Middle Dutch boke, boeke, from Old Dutch *buoka, from Proto-Germanic *bōkijǭ. Western varieties of Dutch, including generally Standard Dutch, do not have umlaut of long vowels. The eastern variety with umlaut was probably adopted to avoid homonymy with boek.

Noun

beuk m (plural beuken, diminutive beukje n)

1. A beech, tree of the genus Fagus.

   Synonym: beukenboom

2. The common beech, Fagus sylvatica.

   Synonym: gewone beuk

Derived terms

• beukenboom
• gewone beuk

Related terms

• boekweit

Descendants

• Afrikaans: beuk

Etymology 2

Variant of buik.

Noun

beuk m (plural beuken, diminutive beukje n)

1. part of a church building, compare middenbeuk

   Synonym: schip

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Limburgish

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch boke, boeke, from Old Dutch *buoka, from Proto-Germanic *bōkijǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøː˦˨k/

Noun

beuk ?

1. beech

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bø˦˨˧k/

Noun

beuk

1. plural of book

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Scots

Noun

beuk (plural beuks)

1. Alternative form of buik