Bauch

Etymology

From Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”). More at bouk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʊ̯x/

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Noun

Bauch m (strong, genitive Bauches or Bauchs, plural Bäuche, diminutive Bäuchlein n or Bäuchelchen n)

1. abdomen, belly

   Mein Bauch tut mir so weh!

   My belly hurts so bad!

Proper noun

Bauch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bauchs or (with an article) Bauch, feminine genitive Bauch, plural Bauchs)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Bauch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bauch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Bauch” in Duden online
• Bauch on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Bauch”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Etymology

From Middle High German būch, from Old High German būh, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”). More at bouk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bæːʊ̯χ]

Noun

Bauch m (plural Bäich)

1. stomach, belly