Bursche
See also: bursche
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German burse, from Old High German bursa, from Late Latin bursa.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Bursche m (weak, genitive Burschen, plural Burschen, diminutive Bürschchen n)
- boy, young man
- (obsolete) student
- member of a student fraternity
- Synonyms: Burschenschafter, Burschenschaftler
- (dated) boy, young servant
- Synonym: Boy
- (colloquial in hunting and fishing) big catch
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bursche [masculine, weak]
Noun
[edit]Bursche f (genitive Bursche, plural Burschen) (obsolete, in the end derogatory)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bursche [feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Bursche” in Duden online
- “Bursche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “bursche” in Frühneuhochdeutsches Wörterbuch, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, 1986–.
- “burse” in Frühneuhochdeutsches Wörterbuch, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, 1986–.
Categories:
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Late Latin
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German weak nouns
- German masculine nouns
- German terms with obsolete senses
- German dated terms
- German colloquialisms
- de:Hunting
- de:Fishing
- German feminine nouns
- German obsolete terms
- German derogatory terms