boete

See also: boète, boête, and böte

Dutch

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

boete f (plural boetes or boeten)

  1. fine, financial penalty
    Synonyms: bekeuring, geldboete
  2. penance, paining atonement
    Synonym: boetedoening

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

boete

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of boeten
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