German

Noun

Bote m ‎(genitive Boten, plural Boten)

1. messenger
2. postman, letter carrier
3. (biblical) apostle

Declension

Derived terms

• Gottesbote

Related terms

English

Alternative forms

• bot
• boot

Noun

bote ‎(plural botes or boten) (note: boten does not occur after Middle English)

1. The atonement, compensation, amends, satisfaction, penance, expiation; as, manbote, a compensation for a man slain.

   Iesu […] For synne þat hath my soule bounde, Let þi blessed blood be my bote. — Iesu þat art hevene

2. A payment of any kind.
3. A privilege or allowance of necessaries, especially in feudal times.
4. (law, historical) A right to take wood from property not one's own.
5. (obsolete) repairs

   Þey shulde..do bote to brugges þat to-broke were. — Pier's Plowman, 1400

6. (obsolete) advantage, benefit, profit, cure, remedy

   Heo lufeden bi wurten, bi moren, and bi rote; nas þer nan oðer boten. — Layamon's Brut, 1275

Usage notes

• Often used to form compounds indicating a right to take wood only for a specific purpose.

Synonyms

• estovers

Derived terms

References

• Middle English Dictionary

Afrikaans

Noun

bote

1. plural of boot

Old French

Etymology 1

Noun

bote f ‎(oblique plural botes, nominative singular bote, nominative plural botes)

1. boot (specifically, a high-sided leather shoe that also covers the bottom of the leg)

Descendants

• English: boot (borrowed)
• French: botte

Etymology 2

Latin buttis.

Noun

bote f ‎(oblique plural botes, nominative singular bote, nominative plural botes)

1. cask; barrel

Etymology 3

See bat.

Noun

bote m ‎(oblique plural botes, nominative singular botes, nominative plural bote)

1. Alternative form of bat

References

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (bote, supplement)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.tɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.t͡ʃi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.te/

Etymology 1

From Old French bot, from Middle English boot, from Old English bāt.

Noun

bote m (plural botes)

1. rowing boat (boat propelled only by oars)
2. (by extension) any small boat

Synonyms

• (small boat): barquinho

Etymology 2

From botar ‎(“to put; to lay”).

Noun

bote m (plural botes)

1. (biology) an animal’s sudden thrust forward towards its prey
2. (figuratively) a sudden attack
3. (Brazil, soccer) a goalkeeper’s jump to catch the ball

Derived terms

• errar o bote

Verb

bote

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of botar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of botar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of botar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of botar

Spanish

Etymology

From Old English bāt

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ote

Noun

bote m ‎(plural botes)

1. boat
2. vessel, container

Synonyms

• (boat): barco
• (container): recipiente

Related terms

• botella

Derived terms

• de bote

Verb

bote

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of botar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of botar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of botar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of botar.

Venetian

Noun

bote

1. plural of bota