Buße

See also: busse, Busse, and büße

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German buoze, from Old High German buoza, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtu, akin to Old Saxon bōta and Dutch boete. More at English bote, boot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbuːsə]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Buße f (genitive Buße, plural Bußen)

  1. (uncountable) penance
    Synonyms: Sühne, Reue
  2. (countable) fine

Declension

Declension of Buße [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Buße die Bußen
genitive einer der Buße der Bußen
dative einer der Buße den Bußen
accusative eine die Buße die Bußen

Further reading

  • “Buße” in Duden online
  • “Buße” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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