boet

English

Etymology

Afrikaans boet (“brother, comrade”), 1908, Dutch regional (Zeeland and West Flemish) boet (“boy, youth”) (from the second half of the 19th century), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder (“brother”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: bo͝ot, IPA: /bʊt/, X-SAMPA: /bUt/

Noun

boet (plural boets)

1. (South Africa, informal) A brother, often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.
2. (South Africa, informal) As a familiar form of address: pal, mate.

References

• OED Draft Entry December 2004

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Danish

Noun

boet n

1. singular definite of bo

Verb

boet

1. past participle of bo

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Dutch

Verb

boet

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of boeten
2. imperative of boeten

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Latin

Verb

boet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of boō

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Swedish

Noun

boet

1. definite singular of bo