boue

See also: bóue, boué, and Boué

Breton

Etymology

From Middle English buie, from Middle Dutch boeye, of Germanic origin, from Old Dutch *bōcan, from Frankish *baukn (“symbol, sign”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.e/

Noun

boue m (plural boueoù)

1. buoy

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Gaulish *bawā.^[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu/

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• Rhymes: -u
• Homophones: bou, boues, bous, bout, bouts

Noun

boue f (plural boues)

1. mud; dirt

Derived terms

• boue rouge
• coulée de boue
• embouer
• ébouer
• traîner dans la boue

References

1. von Wartburg, Walther (1962), "boue" in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10, p. 302
2. Rickard, Peter (1989), A History of the French language, London: Routledge, p. 4
3. Zair, Nicholas (2012), "Schrijvers rules for British and Proto-Celtic *-oṷ and *-uṷ before a vowel" in Laws and Rules in Indo-European, p. 159

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

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

boue f (uncountable)

1. (Jersey) rock