Masculine

Bote

Meaning

  1. (masculine, weak) messenger (male or of unspecified gender)
  2. (masculine, weak) postman, letter carrier
  3. (masculine, weak) apostle

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bott

Zürich

Zürich

bote

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈboːtə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German bote, from Old High German boto, from Proto-Germanic *budô (“messenger”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-.

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