bukem

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbukɛm]

Noun

bukem m inan

1. instrumental singular of buk

Volapük

Etymology

buk (“book”) +‎ -em (“inanimate collective morpheme”)

Noun

bukem (genitive bukema, plural bukems)

1. library
   • 1946, “Nuns”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 34:

     Söl: ‚Tarnow’ äbinom konletan zilik dinas valik teföl valemapükis valasotik. Bukem valemapükik omik, kel äbinon ba gretikün un Deutän, ye pedistukon ti löliko.

     Mr. Tarnow was an industrious collector of all things in the field of world languages of all kinds. His library about world languages, which was probably the largest in Germany, has, however, been almost completely destroyed.

Declension

Declension of bukem

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bukem	bukems
Genitive	bukema	bukemas
Dative	bukeme	bukemes
Accusative	bukemi	bukemis
Predicative1	bukemu	bukemus
Vocative	o bukem	o bukems

1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

Derived terms

• bukeman
• bukemanik
• hibukeman
• hibukemanik
• jibukeman
• jibukemanik

Related terms

• buk
• -em