boeten

See also: böten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch boeten (“to improve”), from Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbutə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: boe‧ten
  • Rhymes: -utən

Verb

boeten

  1. (intransitive) to pay for something as punishment
  2. (intransitive) to expiate

Inflection
Inflection of boeten (weak)
infinitive boeten
past singular boette
past participle geboet
infinitive boeten
gerund boeten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular boetboette
2nd person sing. (jij) boetboette
2nd person sing. (u) boetboette
2nd person sing. (gij) boetboette
3rd person singular boetboette
plural boetenboetten
subjunctive sing.1 boeteboette
subjunctive plur.1 boetenboetten
imperative sing. boet
imperative plur.1 boet
participles boetendgeboet
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: boet
  • → Papiamentu: but, boet
  • → Sranan Tongo: butu
    • → Galibi Carib: putuma

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

Verb

boeten

  1. to improve, to make better
  2. to still, to satisfy
  3. to repair
  4. to compensate, to reimburse

Inflection
Weak
Infinitive boeten
3rd sg. past —
3rd pl. past —
Past participle —
Infinitive boeten
In genitive boetens
In dative boetene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular boete —
2nd singular boets, boetes —
3rd singular boet, boetet —
1st plural boeten —
2nd plural boet, boetet —
3rd plural boeten —
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular boete —
2nd singular boets, boetes —
3rd singular boete —
1st plural boeten —
2nd plural boet, boetet —
3rd plural boeten —
Imperative Present
Singular boet, boete
Plural boet, boetet
Present Past
Participle boetende —

Derived terms
  • boetere
  • boetinge

Descendants

Further reading
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