Bug

Significat

Noun

1. (masculine,strong) bow, prow (of a ship), nose (of an aircraft)
2. (masculine,strong) shoulder joint (of an animal)
3. (masculine,strong) joist, joint (in woodwork)

Name

Bug (rivers in Eastern Europe)

Gènere

♂️ Masculí

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/buːk/

Etimologia

From Middle High German buoc (“animal shoulder”), from Old High German buog (“animal shoulder”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōgu, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz (“arm; shoulder”).
The common contemporary meaning bow stems via Low German from Middle Low German bôch, from Old Saxon bōg. More at bough.

Sents

Der Ingenieur betrat das Dock und inspizierte den Schaden am Bug .

The engineer entered the dock and inspected the damage to the bow.