busse

See also: Busse and Buße

Dutch

Verb

busse

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bussen

Estonian

Noun

busse

  1. partitive plural of buss

French

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ys

Verb

busse

  1. first-person singular imperfect subjunctive of boire

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *bussa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā.

Noun

busse f

  1. round box, tin, jar
  2. firelock

Inflection

Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative busse bussen
accusative busse bussen
genitive busse, bussen bussen
dative busse, bussen bussen

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Dutch: bus
  • Limburgish: bösj
  • English: bush

Further reading

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

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpusːse/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Finnish pussi.

Noun

busˈse

  1. bag, sack, pouch
Inflection
Even e-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
Nominative busˈse
Genitive busse
Singular Plural
Nominative busˈse busset
Accusative busse bussiid
Genitive busse bussiid
Illative busˈsii bussiide
Locative busses bussiin
Comitative bussiin bussiiguin
Essive busˈsen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person busˈsen busˈseme busˈsemet
2nd person busˈset busˈsede busˈsedet
3rd person busˈses busˈseska busˈseset
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Etymology 2

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Noun

busˈse

  1. bus (vehicle)
Inflection
Even e-stem, sˈs-ss gradation
Nominative busˈse
Genitive busse
Singular Plural
Nominative busˈse busset
Accusative busse bussiid
Genitive busse bussiid
Illative busˈsii bussiide
Locative busses bussiin
Comitative bussiin bussiiguin
Essive busˈsen
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person busˈsen busˈseme busˈsemet
2nd person busˈset busˈsede busˈsedet
3rd person busˈses busˈseska busˈseset
Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

busse

  1. bus (to transport via a motor bus)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

busse (present tense bussar, past tense bussa, past participle bussa, passive infinitive bussast, present participle bussande, imperative busse/buss)

  1. e-infinitive form of bussa

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *buttia. Doublet of boisse.

Noun

busse oblique singularf (oblique plural busses, nominative singular busse, nominative plural busses)

  1. a type of barrel

Descendants

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