Bus
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bus"
Dutch
Etymology
- (Bernheze) First attested as in de Bus in 1678. Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).
- (Meierijstad) First attested as hoeve genaemt in de bus in 1777. Derived from a dialectal variant of bos (“rising forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʏs/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Bus
- Rhymes: -ʏs
- Homophone: bus
Proper noun
Bus n
- a hamlet in Bernheze, North Brabant, Netherlands
- a hamlet in Meierijstad, North Brabant, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Etymology
From Omnibus, with influence from English bus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʊs/
Audio: (file) Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʊs
Usage notes
The computer bus may also be pronounced as in English.
Noun
Bus m (strong, genitive Busses, plural Busse)
Declension
Declension of Bus [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
Related terms
- Datenbus
- Omnibus
- Busfahrt
- Busbahnhof
- Busfahrer
Further reading
- “Bus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bus” in Duden online
- Bus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Omnibus, with influence from English bus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bus/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Bus m (plural Bussen)