bue

See also: Bue, bué, bue', and bü

Asturian

Alternative forms

• güe

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *boem for Latin bovem, accusative singular of bōs.

Noun

bue m (plural bues)

1. bull, ox

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Danish

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Noun

bue c (singular definite buen, plural indefinite buer)

1. bow (weapon)
2. (geometry) curve, arc
3. (architecture) arch
4. vault
5. tie, ligature, slur
6. hoop

Inflection

Declension of bue

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bue	buen	buer	buerne
genitive	bues	buens	buers	buernes

See also

• pil c

Etymology 2

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse buga.

Verb

bue (imperative bu, infinitive at bue, present tense buer, past tense buede, perfect tense har buet)

1. curve
2. arch

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French

Verb

bue

1. feminine singular of the past participle of boire

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *boem, from Latin bovem, accusative of bōs (“cow, bull, or ox”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws. Compare Spanish buey. Doublet of bove.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbu.e]

Noun

bue m (plural buoi)

1. ox (bovine)

   Synonym: manzo

Synonyms

• bove

Related terms

• boaro
• buino

See also

• bisonte
• bufalo
• manzo
• mucca

• toro
• vacca
• vitello

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• boge

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse bogi via Danish bue, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Noun

bue m (definite singular buen, indefinite plural buer, definite plural buene)

1. a bow (used in archery and music)
2. (architecture) an arch
3. (geometry) an arc

Derived terms

• bueskyting
• bueskytter
• buestreng
• langbue

References

• “bue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.