German word

Busch

Pronunciation

IPA/bʊʃ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounbush

Example

Im Garten stehen viele Büsche.

There are many bushes in the garden.

Illustration for Busch (bush)

More examples

Der Fuchs versteckte sich hinter dem Busch.

The fox hid behind the bush.

Core concept

A compact mass of low branches and leaves that can be viewed either as one shrub or as a small thicket.

Common phrases

  • ein dichter Busch

    a dense bush

  • im Busch versteckt

    hidden in the bush

  • Busch am Wegesrand

    bush by the roadside

Similar words

Strauch: A low, bushy woody plant growing as one compact specimen.
Gebüsch: A tangled group of shrubs or low branches forming one dense mass.
Hecke: A planted line of shrubs kept in shape by regular trimming.
Baum: A tall plant with a substantial trunk and an upright crown.

Definition in German

Kleine, holzige Pflanze oder eine dichte Ansammlung solcher Pflanzen, niedriger als ein Baum.

Word origin

Busch is an inherited Germanic word, recorded in Old High German as busc and closely related to English bush.

Usage tips

  • The plural is Büsche rather than Buschs, and the plural article is die: die Büsche stehen dort.

Other meanings

  • thicketnoun
  • shrubnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • buschigbushyadjective
  • Buschwerkshrubberynoun
  • Buschbrandbush firenoun

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