bosch

See also: Bosch, Bösch, bos-ch, and bös-ch

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔs
  • IPA(key): /bɔs/

Noun

bosch

  1. obsolete spelling of bos

Ladin

Etymology

From Late Latin busca, *buscus or boscus, from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (whence also came Old High German busk and English bush).

Noun

bosch m (plural bòsc)

  1. (Gherdëina) wood, forest
    Se pierder tl bosch.
    To get lost in the wood.
    Bosch da odla
    Coniferous forest

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian bosco, of West Germanic origin. Compare English bush.

Noun

bosch

  1. wood, forest

Middle Dutch

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Dutch *busc, from Proto-West Germanic *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

    Noun

    bosch m or n

    1. forest, wood

    Inflection

    Strong masculine noun
    singular plural
    nominative bosch bosche
    accusative bosch bosche
    genitive boschs bosche
    dative bosche boschen
    Strong neuter noun
    singular plural
    nominative bosch bosch, bosche
    accusative bosch bosch, bosche
    genitive boschs bosche
    dative bosche boschen


    Alternative forms

    Descendants

    • Dutch: bos, bosch (obsolete)
      • Afrikaans: bos
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: bosi
      • Negerhollands: boesch, bosch
      • → Aukan: bosu
      • → Caribbean Javanese: bos (bunch, bundle)
      • → English: bush
      • →? Guyanese Creole English: bush
      • → Indonesian: bos
      • → Papiamentu: bòshi, bosji (from the diminutive)
      • → Sranan Tongo: bosu (bunch, bundle)
      • → Sranan Tongo: busi (forest)
        • → Caribbean Javanese: busi
        • → Kwinti: busi
        • → Ndyuka-Trio Pidgin: busi
    • Limburgish: bósj
    • West Flemish: bus

    Further reading

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

    Piedmontese

    Etymology

      Inherited from Early Medieval Latin boscus, borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz.

      Noun

      bosch

      1. wood
        na tàula `d bòsch
        a table of wood
      2. timber
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