Synonyms: kanaal, loop, pijp, roer, steel
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bœy̯s/ |
| Hyphenation | buis |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | buizen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| buisje | buisjes |
| Catalan | tub |
|---|---|
| Czech | hadice; trubice |
| Danish | rør |
| English | barrel; pipe; tube |
| Esperanto | tubo |
| Faeroese | rør; slanga |
| Finnish | putki |
| French | tube; tuyau |
| German | Rohr; Röhre; Schlauch |
| Italian | condotto |
| Latin | canalis; fistula |
| Norwegian | rør |
| Papiamento | pipa |
| Portuguese | cano; canudo; tubo |
| Saterland Frisian | Piepe; Roor; Ruur; Slauch |
| Spanish | cañón; tubo |
| Swedish | rör |
| Thai | ท่อ; กล้อง |
| Turkish | boru |
| West Frisian | buis; piip |