Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pouːt/

  Rhymes: -ouːt

Noun

bót f ‎(genitive singular bótar, nominative plural bætur)

1. betterment, improvement, cure
2. patch

Declension

Related terms

• Bót- (in Bótey, Bóthildur and Bótólfur)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *buhtiz. Related to the Faroese byht, German Bucht ‎(“bay, gulf; bight”), from Middle Low German, from Old Saxon buht.

Noun

bót f ‎(genitive singular bótar, nominative plural bætur)

1. a bight, a cove, an inlet, a small bay, a small fjord

Derived terms

• hnésbót
• olnbogabót

Related terms

• baugur
• bjúgur
• bogi
• bugt
• bugur

See also

• dalbotn
• hvilft
• vík
• vogur

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

Kashubian

Noun

bót

1. shoe

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French brosse

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɔʔt̚˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɔʔk̚˦˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɔʔk̚˦ˀ˥]

Noun

bót

1. (dated) brush (used for cleanup)

Synonyms

• bàn chải

Derived terms

• bót đánh răng ("toothbrush")