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bøde

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See also: bode, bódé, bodě, and Bode

Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bøːðə/, [ˈb̥øðð̩]

Etymology 1

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Originally a plural of bod (fine, penance).

Noun

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bøde c (singular definite bøden, plural indefinite bøder)

  1. fine (payment for breaking the law)
  2. ticket (traffic citation)
Declension
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Declension of bøde
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bøde bøden bøder bøderne
genitive bødes bødens bøders bødernes

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną, cognate with Swedish böta, German büßen, Dutch boeten, Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bōtjan). Related to the noun *bōtō (Danish bod).

Verb

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bøde (past tense bødede, past participle bødet)

  1. to be fined, to forfeit
  2. to mend, to repair
Conjugation
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Conjugation of bøde
active passive
present bøder bødes
past bødede bødedes
infinitive bøde bødes
imperative bød
participle
present bødende
past bødet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund bøden
Derived terms
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Further reading

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