boec

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch buoc, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.

Noun

boec m or n

1. book
2. book, tome, volume (of a larger work)

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	boec	boeke
accusative	boec	boeke
genitive	boecs	boeke
dative	boeke	boeken

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	boec	boec, boeke
accusative	boec	boec, boeke
genitive	boecs	boeke
dative	boeke	boeken

Descendants

• Dutch: boek (see there for further descendants)
• Limburgish: book, Bouk
• ⇒ Middle French: boucquain (from a diminutive)
  • French: bouquin

Further reading

• “boec (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “boec (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I