Bichs
East Central German
Etymology
From Middle High German bühse, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, borrowed from Late Latin buxis, borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís), from πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) + -ις (-is).
Compare German Büchse, English box.
Noun
Bichs f (Erzgebirgisch)
Further reading
- Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 23
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German bühse, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, borrowed from Late Latin buxis, borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís), from πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) + -ις (-is).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpiks/
- Rhymes: -iks
- Syllabification: Bichs
Noun
Bichs f (plural Bichse)
Derived terms
- Knallbichs
References
- ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Bichs”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 24, column 2