buse

See also: Buse, buŝe, bûse, and busə

French
buse

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /byz/
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Etymology 1

From Old French buison, buson, from Latin būteō, būteōnem.

Noun

buse f (plural buses)

  1. hawk or buzzard (Genus Buteo)
  2. (colloquial) idiot, fool
  3. (Belgium) fail (fail of an exam, in school)
Synonyms
Derived terms

Verb

buse

  1. inflection of buser:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Probably from Old French busel, itself from Latin būcina with a change of suffix to -el. Or from a shortening of a hypothetical earlier *bu(i)sene. Cf. the related buisine, as well as the borrowed buccine.

Noun

buse f (plural buses)

  1. nozzle
  2. pipe, conduit

Further reading

Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

buse c

  1. someone uncivil and antisocial (usually a male); a ruffian

Usage notes

Similar colloquial tone to ruffian. Sometimes used less seriously: Klassens buse ― The bad kid in the class

Declension
Declension of buse 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative buse busen busar busarna
Genitive buses busens busars busarnas

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بوسه‎ (buse), from Persian بوسه‎ (buse, “kiss”).

Noun

buse

  1. (dated) kiss, smooch

Declension
Inflection
Nominative buse
Definite accusative buseyi
Singular Plural
Nominative buse buseler
Definite accusative buseyi buseleri
Dative buseye buselere
Locative busede buselerde
Ablative buseden buselerden
Genitive busenin buselerin

Synonyms

References
  • Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “buse”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 924
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