buis
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Noun
buis (plural buise, diminutive buisie)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch buse, of uncertain origin, plausibly representing an umlauted byform *beusju of Proto-West Germanic *beusu (“rush, bentgrass”) which gives Dutch bies. For the "television" sense, compare English tube.
Noun
buis f (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)
- pipe, duct
- (slang) television
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Etymology 2
Noun
buis n (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)
- (historical) gambeson
- A type of coat or jacket.
- A type of blouse.
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Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch buse, from Medieval Latin buscia, buza, buccia (possibly Middle Dutch loaned the Latin by way of Old French busse, buce); further etymology uncertain.
Noun
buis f (plural buizen, diminutive buisje n)
- (historical) A buss, a type of fishing vessel.
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Descendants
- → English: buss
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
buis
- inflection of buizen:
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French bois, from Latin buxus.
Pronunciation
Noun
buis m (plural buis)
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Further reading
- “buis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Noun
buís
Kapampangan
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Noun
buís
Verb
buís
Maguindanao
Noun
buís
West Frisian
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Noun
buis c (plural buizen, diminutive buiske)
Further reading
- “buis (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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