English
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Etymology
Old English bece|b��e, from Germanic *b�kj�n, a derivative of *b�k�, from Indo-European *bhagos. Cognate with Dutch beuk, German Buche, Swedish bok; and with Greek �ηγ�� �oak�, Latin fagus �beech�, Russian б�зина �elder (tree)�. Compare buckwheat, book.
Pronunciation
IPA|bi�ʧ/
SAMPA|/bi:tS/
AHD|/b�ch/
audio|en-us-beech.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t�|-i�t�
Homophones: beach
Noun
en-noun|es
- A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
Synonyms
beech tree
Derived terms
common beech
European beech
Translations
trans-top|tree of Fagus family
Arabic: ARchar|�را�|��ر��ا� (murr�n), ARchar|زا�|ز�ا� (z�n)
Basque: pago (:eu:pago|eu - pago)
Bosnian: bukva f
Bulgarian: б�к
Catalan: faig
Croatian: bukva f
Czech: buk m
Danish: bøg, bøgetræ
Dutch: beuk#Dutch|beuk
Esperanto: fago
Estonian: pöök
Finnish: pyökki
French: hêtre m
German: Buche f
Greek: οξιά (oxia) f (:el:�ξιά|el)
Hebrew: �ש�ר
Hungarian: bükk
Italian: faggio m
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Japanese: ��, �� (buna)
Latin: fagus m
Norwegian: bøk
Old English: bece|b��e f
Persian: FAchar|آ�ش, FAchar|��رز, FAchar|زا�
Polish: buk
Portuguese: faia
Romanian: fag
Russian: б�к (buk) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: б�ква f
:Roman: bukva f
Slovene: bukev f
Spanish: haya f
Swedish: bok#Swedish|bok c
Turkish: kayın
Ukrainian: б�к
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