Bueb

See also: bueb

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German buobe, from Old High German Buobo, a male given name from *buobo, from Proto-Germanic *bō-, a stem meaning "father, brother, close male relation". Cognate with German Bube (“(naughty) boy”), Dutch boef (“rascal, thief”), Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”), English babe (“baby”) and boy (“knave, boy”), Icelandic bófi (“bandit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buəb/

Noun

Bueb m (plural Buebe, diminutive Buebli or Büebli)

1. boy

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 29.