buig

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch buigen, from Middle Dutch bugen, from Old Dutch *būgan, from Proto-Germanic *būganą, alternative form of *beuganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bœi̯χ/, (œ-ə merger) /bəi̯χ/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

buig (present buig, present participle buigende, past participle gebuig)

  1. (ergative) to bow; to bend

Derived terms

  • geboë (verbal adjective)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bœy̯x/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -œy̯x
  • Hyphenation: buig

Verb

buig

  1. inflection of buigen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Irish

Adjective

buig

  1. dated spelling of boig

Mutation

Mutated forms of buig
radical lenition eclipsis
buig bhuig mbuig

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Volapük

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [buˈiɡ]

Noun

buig (nominative plural buigs)

  1. booth, stall, kiosk

Declension

Declension of buig
singular plural
nominative buig buigs
genitive buiga buigas
dative buige buiges
accusative buigi buigis
vocative 1 o buig! o buigs!
predicative 2 buigu buigus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only