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/

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


Danish

Noun

boet n

  1. definite singular of bo

Verb

boet

  1. past participle of bo

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

boet

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of boeten
  2. imperative of boeten

Latin

Verb

boet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of boō

Middle English

Noun

boet

  1. Alternative form of bot (boat)

Swedish

Noun

boet

  1. definite singular of bo
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