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bursch

bursch noun: a German university student.

Noun

bursch (plural burschen)

  1. (archaic) A German university student.
    • A student's day's work usually begins late. During the half year previous to his final examination he is perhaps up and at work betimes, but a bursch who rises early and studies hard in the first half year is a rare exception to the general rule.1879, Henry Vizetelly, Berlin Under the New Empire: Its Institutions, Inhabitants, Industry, Monuments, Museums, Social Life, Manners, and Amusements, volume 2

Proper noun capitalized: Bursch

Bursch (plural Bursches)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of bursch

Noun
pluralburschen
Proper noun
pluralBursches

Origin of bursch

From German Bursche.

Borrowed from German Bursch.

Questions about bursch

What does bursch mean?
Bursch means a German university student.
What part of speech is bursch?
Bursch can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of bursch?
The plural of bursch is burschen.

Words near bursch in the dictionary

  1. bursati
  2. bursattee
  3. bursatti
  4. bursautee
  5. bursauttee
  6. bursch
  7. burschen
  8. Bursches
  9. Burscough
  10. Burscough Bridge
  11. burse

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