"Bube" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːbə/ Audio: De-Bube.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German buobe (“knave”), from Old High German Buobo, a male name of unknown meaning. Cognate with Dutch boef (“villain”). Probably also related to boy; see there for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|buobe||knave}} Middle High German buobe (“knave”), {{inh|de|goh|Buobo}} Old High German Buobo, {{cog|nl|boef||villain}} Dutch boef (“villain”), {{m|en|boy}} boy Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|dim=^chen,^lein|f=^in􂀿rare􂁀}} Bube m (weak, genitive Buben, plural Buben, diminutive Bübchen n or Büblein n, feminine (rare) Bübin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Buben [genitive], Buben [plural], Bübchen [diminutive, neuter], Büblein [diminutive, neuter], Bübin [feminine, rare], weak [table-tags], Bube [nominative, singular], Buben [definite, nominative, plural], Buben [genitive, singular], Buben [definite, genitive, plural], Buben [dative, singular], Buben [dative, definite, plural], Buben [accusative, singular], Buben [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. knave; jack (playing card) Tags: masculine, weak Categories (topical): Children Synonyms (jack): Bauer
    Sense id: en-Bube-de-noun-H8GM4SoI Disambiguation of Children: 51 29 21 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 49 30 21 Disambiguation of 'jack': 100 0 0
  2. (regional, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) boy; lad Tags: Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland, masculine, regional, weak Synonyms (boy): Junge, Knabe
    Sense id: en-Bube-de-noun-cYhuEXw8 Categories (other): Austrian German, Regional German, Southern German, Switzerland German Disambiguation of 'boy': 14 61 25
  3. (regional, northern and central Germany) rogue; villain; naughty boy Tags: masculine, regional, weak Synonyms (rogue): Gauner, Schlingel, Schuft
    Sense id: en-Bube-de-noun-vixOUHKl Categories (other): Central German, Northern German, Regional German Disambiguation of 'rogue': 23 0 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Bub [Southern] Derived forms: Bübele, Bübli, Büberl, Gebübe [neuter], Spitzbube, Kreuzbube, Pikbube, Herzbube, Karobube

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "by gender",
      "word": "Mädchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mädel"
    },
    {
      "sense": "by age",
      "word": "Mann"
    },
    {
      "word": "Greis"
    }
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    },
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Spitzbube"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Kreuzbube"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Pikbube"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Herzbube"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Karobube"
    }
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      "text": "→ Esperanto: bubo"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: bubi",
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    },
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    }
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        "neuter"
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      "form": "Bübin",
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        "rare"
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        "table-tags"
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
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    },
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Switzerland German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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          "lad"
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          "word": "Junge"
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          "word": "Knabe"
        }
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        "Switzerland",
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        "regional",
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "name": "Central German",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "rogue",
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        [
          "villain",
          "villain"
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          "naughty",
          "naughty"
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          "word": "Gauner"
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          "word": "Schlingel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 0 77",
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          "word": "Schuft"
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}
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      "sense": "by gender",
      "word": "Mädchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mädel"
    },
    {
      "sense": "by age",
      "word": "Mann"
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    {
      "word": "Greis"
    }
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    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "Bübele"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bübli"
    },
    {
      "word": "Büberl"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gebübe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Spitzbube"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kreuzbube"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pikbube"
    },
    {
      "word": "Herzbube"
    },
    {
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    }
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          "name": "desc"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "Buben",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "knave; jack (playing card)"
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        "Regional German",
        "Southern German",
        "Switzerland German"
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      "glosses": [
        "boy; lad"
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          "boy",
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        "(regional, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) boy; lad"
      ],
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        "Southern-Germany",
        "Switzerland",
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        "Regional German"
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      "glosses": [
        "rogue; villain; naughty boy"
      ],
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        [
          "rogue",
          "rogue"
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        [
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          "villain"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(regional, northern and central Germany) rogue; villain; naughty boy"
      ],
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        "masculine",
        "regional",
        "weak"
      ]
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    {
      "sense": "jack",
      "word": "Bauer"
    },
    {
      "sense": "boy",
      "word": "Junge"
    },
    {
      "sense": "boy",
      "word": "Knabe"
    },
    {
      "sense": "rogue",
      "word": "Gauner"
    },
    {
      "sense": "rogue",
      "word": "Schlingel"
    },
    {
      "sense": "rogue",
      "word": "Schuft"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Southern"
      ],
      "word": "Bub"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bube"
}

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