Dutch Etymology Compound of urine (“urine”) + buis (“tube, duct”). Pronunciation IPA(key): /yˈri.nəˌbœy̯s/ Audio:(file) Hyphenation: uri‧ne‧buis Noun urinebuis f (plural urinebuizen, diminutive urinebuisje n) urethra Synonyms: urethra, urinekanaal, urineleiderWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.