Bucht

See also: bucht

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Bucht in 1936. Derived from a dialectal variant of bocht, used here in the sense "fenced-in property, enclosed parcel". Compare De Bocht and Buchten.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʏxt/
  • Hyphenation: Bucht
  • Rhymes: -ʏxt

Proper noun

Bucht n

  1. A neighbourhood of Bergeijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

17th century, from Low German, from Middle Low German bucht, from Old Saxon buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz. Cognate with Dutch bocht, English bight.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʊxt/, [bʊxt], [bʊχt]
  • Rhymes: -ʊχt
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Noun

Bucht f (genitive Bucht, plural Buchten)

  1. bay; gulf; bight
  2. niche, especially one that is wide rather than deep; a slight recess
    Synonym: Nische

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

Derived terms

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German bucht, from Old Saxon buht, from Proto-West Germanic *buhti, from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz.

Noun

Bucht f

  1. cove, inlet
  2. harbour
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