Bursche
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See also: bursche
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German burse, from Old High German bursa, from Late Latin bursa.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Declension of Bursche [masculine, weak]
Noun
Bursche f (genitive Bursche, plural Burschen) (obsolete, in the end derogatory)
Declension
Declension of Bursche [feminine]
Derived terms
- Burschenlied
- Burschenschaft
Further reading
- “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–.
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