Bote

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See also: bote, boté, bóte, böte, and botë

German

Etymology

From Old High German boto, from Proto-Germanic *budô (messenger), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-.

Pronunciation

Noun

Bote m (weak, genitive Boten, plural Boten, feminine Botin)

  1. messenger (male or of unspecified gender)
  2. postman, letter carrier
  3. (biblical) apostle

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Bote” in Duden online
  • Bote” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache