busse

See also: Busse and Buße

Dutch

Verb

busse

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bussen

Estonian

Noun

busse

1. partitive plural of buss

French

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ys

Verb

busse

1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of boire

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bussa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā.

Noun

busse f

1. round box, tin, jar
2. firelock

Inflection

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	busse	bussen
accusative	busse	bussen
genitive	busse, bussen	bussen
dative	busse, bussen	bussen

Alternative forms

• bosse

Descendants

• Dutch: bus
  • Afrikaans: bus
• Limburgish: bösj
• → English: bush

Further reading

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

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpusːse/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish pussi.

Noun

busˈse

1. bag, sack, pouch

Inflection

Even e-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
Nominative	busˈse
Genitive	busse
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	busˈse	busset
Accusative	busse	bussiid
Genitive	busse	bussiid
Illative	busˈsii	bussiide
Locative	busses	bussiin
Comitative	bussiin	bussiiguin
Essive	busˈsen
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person busˈsen busˈseme busˈsemet 2nd person busˈset busˈsede busˈsedet 3rd person busˈses busˈseska busˈseset

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

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Noun

busˈse

1. bus (vehicle)

Inflection

Even e-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
Nominative	busˈse
Genitive	busse
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	busˈse	busset
Accusative	busse	bussiid
Genitive	busse	bussiid
Illative	busˈsii	bussiide
Locative	busses	bussiin
Comitative	bussiin	bussiiguin
Essive	busˈsen
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person busˈsen busˈseme busˈsemet 2nd person busˈset busˈsede busˈsedet 3rd person busˈses busˈseska busˈseset

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

busse

1. bus (to transport via a motor bus)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

busse (present tense bussar, past tense bussa, past participle bussa, passive infinitive bussast, present participle bussande, imperative busse/buss)

1. e-infinitive form of bussa

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *buttia. Doublet of boisse.

Noun

busse oblique singular, f (oblique plural busses, nominative singular busse, nominative plural busses)

1. a type of barrel

Descendants

• Angevin: busse
• Franc-Comtois: busse
• Lorrain: beusse
• Norman: busse
• Poitevin-Saintongeais: busse

References

• “busse”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*bŭttia”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1: A–B, page 659