bovenbouw

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈboː.və(n)ˌbɑu̯/

noun
Definitions
  • the upper part, or superstructure, of a building
  • (education) the upper-level classes of a school, e.g. the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades of grammar school, or the last two school years of high school, in the Netherlands

Etymology

Prefix from Dutch, Flemish bouw (construction, building, cultivation, build, engineering discipline, contruction, growth).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

bouw

Gloss

construction, building, cultivation, build, engineering discipline, contruction, growth

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

舎

Emoji
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