boet

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans boet (“brother, comrade”), from a Zealandic, West Flemish boet (“boy, youth”), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder (“brother”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: bo͝ot, IPA^(key): /bʊt/
• Rhymes: -ʊt

Noun

boet (plural boets)

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

References

• OED Draft Entry December 2004

Anagrams

• -to-be, Beto, Tebo, Tobe, beot, bote, to-be, tobe

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːˀəð/, [ˈb̥oˀð̩], [ˈb̥oðˀð̩]

Noun

boet n

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of bo

Verb

boet

1. past participle of bo

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ut

Verb

boet

1. (deprecated template usage) first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of boeten
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of boeten

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) boet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of boō

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Middle English

Noun

boet

1. Alternative form of bot (“boat”)

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Swedish

Noun

boet

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of bo

Anagrams

• beto