Büchse

See also: Buchse

German

Etymology

From Middle High German buhse, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā. Doublet of Buchse (the Upper German form).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏk.sə/
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  • Hyphenation: Büch‧se

Noun

Büchse f (genitive Büchse, plural Büchsen, diminutive Büchslein n)

  1. box, can
    Synonym: Dose
    Antonym: Becher
    die Büchse der Pandora ― Pandora's box
  2. (firearms) rifle
    Antonym: Flinte
  3. bushing
    Synonym: Buchse

Declension
Declension of Büchse [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Büchse die Büchsen
genitive einer der Büchse der Büchsen
dative einer der Büchse den Büchsen
accusative eine die Büchse die Büchsen

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms
  • büchsenartig

Descendants
  • → Kashubian: biksa
  • → Masurian: biksa
  • → Silesian: biksa

See also

Further reading
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