obus

See also: OBUs, obús, and obüs

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French obus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.bʏs/, /oːˈbʏs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: obus
• Rhymes: -ʏs

Noun

obus m (plural obussen, diminutive obusje n)

1. (Belgium, military) an artillery shell, particularly one from the First World War

French

FWOTD – 30 September 2019

Etymology

Borrowed from German Haubitze, from Czech houfnice (“catapult”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.by/, /o.by/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

obus m (invariable)

1. (military) shell (cylindrical projectile)
   • 2011 September 22, “Une Libye aux allures d'hécatombe”, in L'Obs:

     Une rafale d’obus de mortiers est tombée près du poste médical. Panique.

     A volley of mortar shells have fallen near the medical post. Panic.

Derived terms

• obusier (“howitzer”)

Descendants

• → Catalan: obús
• → Dutch: obus
• → Ottoman Turkish: اوبوز, اوبوس (obüs)
  • Turkish: obüs
• → Portuguese: obus
• → Romanian: obuz
• → Spanish: obús

Further reading

• “obus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• bous

Portuguese

Etymology

From French obus (“shell”), from German Haubitze (“howitzer”), from Czech houfnice (“catapult”), from houf (“throng”), from Old High German houf (“heap”), from Proto-West Germanic *haup, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈbu(j)s/ [oˈbu(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈbu(j)s/ [oˈbu(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oˈbu(j)ʃ/ [oˈbu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈbuʃ/ [ɔˈβuʃ]

• Hyphenation: o‧bus

Noun

obus m (plural obuses)

1. howitzer

Related terms

• granada, morteiro, canhão, artilharia

Further reading

• “obus”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• opus

Etymology

From Latin opus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈobus/, [ˈoː.β̞u.zŭ]

Noun

obus m (plural obos)

1. work (of art, litarature...), deed, accomplishment