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boet

boet

English

Noun

boet ‎(plural boets)

  1. (South Africa, informal) A brother, often prefixed informally to a man’s first name.
  2. (South Africa, informal) As a familiar form of address: pal, mate.

References

  • OED Draft Entry December 2004

Danish

Noun

boet n

  1. singular definite of bo

Verb

boet

  1. past participle of bo

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Swedish

Noun

boet

  1. definite singular of bo

Etymology

From Afrikaans boet ‎(“brother, comrade”), from a Dutch regional dialect (Zeeland and West Flemish) boet ‎(“boy, youth”), probably a hypocoristic form of broeder ‎(“brother”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: bo͝ot, IPA(key): /bʊt/

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