boete

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See also: boète, boête, and böte

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.tə/
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  • Hyphenation: boe‧te
  • Rhymes: -utə

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch boete, from Old Dutch *bōta, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtu, from Proto-Germanic *bōtō (recompense). Cognate to English bote, boot (profit, plunder).

Noun

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boete f (plural boetes or boeten)

  1. fine, financial penalty
    Synonyms: bekeuring, geldboete
  2. penance, paining atonement
    Synonym: boetedoening
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: boet
  • Caribbean Hindustani: butu
  • Papiamentu: but
  • Sranan Tongo: butu
    • Caribbean Javanese: butu
    • Saramaccan: bútu

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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boete

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of boeten