buuc

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch būc, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.

Noun

buuc m

  1. belly
  2. abdomen
  3. half of a slaughtered animal

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative buuc buke
accusative buuc buke
genitive buucs buke
dative buke buken

Descendants

  • Dutch: buik
    • Afrikaans: buik
    • Negerhollands: buk, big, bik
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: buk
  • Limburgish: boek
  • West Flemish: buuk
  • Zealandic: buuk

Further reading

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