botm
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *butmaz (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (“earth, bottom”). Cognate with Old Saxon bodom (“bottom”), Old High German bodam (“floor, bottom”), Old Norse botn (“floor, ground”), Old English bytme (“keel of a ship”), Sanskrit बुध्न (budhná, “bottom, ground”), Avestan 𐬠𐬏𐬥𐬋 (būnō, “bottom, ground”), Latin fundus (“bottom”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /botm/, [botm̥]
Declension
Declension of botm (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | botm | botmas |
| accusative | botm | botmas |
| genitive | botmes | botma |
| dative | botme | botmum |
Descendants
- English: bottom
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