Bote

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

IPA^(key): /ˈboːtə/
Audio (file)
Homophone: Boote

Noun

Bote m (genitive Boten, plural Boten, female Botin)

messenger (male or of unspecified sex)
postman, letter carrier
(biblical) apostle

Declension

Declension of Bote

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Bote	die	Boten
genitive	eines	des	Boten	der	Boten
dative	einem	dem	Boten	den	Boten
accusative	einen	den	Boten	die	Boten

Derived terms

Gottesbote

Related terms

Botengang m
Botenjunge m
Botenlohn m
Botin f
Botschaft
Botschafter
Dienstbote
Vorbote
Zwölfbote

Further reading

Bote in Duden online

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