bodem

Meaning

1. (masculine) bottom (e.g. of a box or of the sea)
2. (masculine) soil, ground
3. (masculine) territory
4. (masculine) ship, vessel

Concepts

bottom

ground

soil

land

hull

earth

foundation

floor

bed

mud

Hyphenated as

bo‧dem

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈboː.dəm/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Proto-West Germanic *botm, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz.

Sentences

Europa wordt dus onderhand op eigen bodem met dat gevaar geconfronteerd .

Europe is now confronted with this danger on its own soil.

Na het weghalen van het tankstation moest de bodem gesaneerd worden .

After removing the petrol station, the soil had to be remediated.