botere

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish poder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boteɾe/, [bo̞.t̪e̞.ɾe̞]

Noun

botere inan

1. power, might

   Synonym: indar

Declension

Declension of botere (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	botere	boterea	botereak
ergative	boterek	botereak	botereek
dative	botereri	botereari	botereei
genitive	botereren	boterearen	botereen
comitative	botererekin	boterearekin	botereekin
causative	botererengatik	boterearengatik	botereengatik
benefactive	botererentzat	boterearentzat	botereentzat
instrumental	boterez	botereaz	botereez
inessive	boteretan	boterean	botereetan
locative	boteretako	botereko	botereetako
allative	boteretara	boterera	botereetara
terminative	boteretaraino	botereraino	botereetaraino
directive	boteretarantz	botererantz	botereetarantz
destinative	boteretarako	botererako	botereetarako
ablative	boteretatik	boteretik	botereetatik
partitive	botererik	—	—
prolative	boteretzat	—	—

Derived terms

• boteredun (“powerful”)
• boteregune
• boteretsu (“powerful”)
• boteretsuki (“mightily”)
• boterez

 

Further reading

• "botere" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “botere” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Middle English

Etymology

From bot +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːtər(ə)/

Noun

botere (plural boteres)

1. boater, boatsman

Descendants

• English: boater

References

• “bōter, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-5.