Booch

See also: booch

Central Franconian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːx/

Etymology 1

From Old High German buoh.

Noun

Booch n (plural Bööcher or Beecher, diminutive Bööchelche or Beechelche)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) book

   Der Pitter well Abitur maache? Dä hät doch em Levve noch kee Booch en de Häng jekräje!

   Peter wants to get a university-entrance diploma? He hasn’t got his hands on a book in all his life!

Usage notes

• The inflected forms with -öö- are Ripuarian, those with -ee- are Moselle Franconian.

Alternative forms

• Boch (Colognian Academy spelling)
• Buch (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology 2

From Old High German buohha.

Noun

Booch f (plural Booche)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) beech (tree)

Alternative forms

• Boch (Colognian Academy spelling)
• Bööch (rare Ripuarian variant)
• Buch, Biech (southern Moselle Franconian)