bót

See also: bot, bột, 'bot, and -bot

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bót, from Proto-Germanic *bōtō (“recompense”). Cognates include Old Swedish bōt (“improvement”) whence Swedish bot (“fine”). Compare also Bót- in the names Bótey, Bóthildur and Bótólfur, Swedish Boel and Bodil and Danish Bodil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pouːt/
Rhymes: -ouːt

Noun

bót f (genitive singular bótar, nominative plural bætur)

betterment, improvement, cure
patch

Declension

declension of bót

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s3	singular		plural
nominative	bót	bótin	bætur	bæturnar
accusative	bót	bótina	bætur	bæturnar
dative	bót	bótinni	bótum	bótunum
genitive	bótar	bótarinnar	bóta	bótanna

Related terms

bati
betri
bæta

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *buhtiz. A doublet of the loanword bugt.

Noun

bót f (genitive singular bótar, nominative plural bætur)

bight, cove, inlet, a small bay

Declension

declension of bót

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s3	singular		plural
nominative	bót	bótin	bætur	bæturnar
accusative	bót	bótina	bætur	bæturnar
dative	bót	bótinni	bótum	bótunum
genitive	bótar	bótarinnar	bóta	bótanna

Derived terms

hnésbót
olnbogabót

Related terms

baugur
bjúgur
bogi
bugt
bugur

References

“bót” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

Kashubian

Noun

bót

shoe

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔt̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔk̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

From French brosse.

Noun

bót

(dated) brush (used for cleanup)

Synonyms

bàn chải

Derived terms

bót đánh răng ("toothbrush")

Noun

bót

(dated) police station
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 367:
  Rất nhanh chóng, cò Bazin quay trở lại bót Catinat, với tâm thế sục sôi rửa hận.
  Very quickly, superintendent Bazin returned to the Catinat police station, his heart boiling over with vengeance.