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bûke

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West Frisian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Uncertain. Maybe from boai.[3]

Noun

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bûke c (no plural)

  1. (usually used as a vocative) boy
    Synonyms: jonkje, mantsje

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *bukkijaną. Cognate with Dutch bukken and German bücken.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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bûke

  1. (intransitive, uncommon) to bend down, to bend over
Inflection
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Weak class 1
infinitive bûke
3rd singular past bûkte
past participle bûkt
infinitive bûke
long infinitive bûken
gerund bûken n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular bûk bûkte
2nd singular bûkst bûktest
clitic form bûksto bûktesto
3rd singular bûkt bûkte
plural bûke bûkten
imperative bûk
participles bûkend bûkt
Derived terms
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(verbs):

References

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  1. ^ bûke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
  2. ^ bûke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
  3. ^ bûke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Further reading

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