Buedem

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German bodem, from Old High German bodam, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.

Cognate with German Boden, Dutch bodem, English bottom, Icelandic botn, Swedish botten. The (partial) synonym Fong is also derived from the same Indo-European root, but was re-borrowed into Luxembourgish from French (via Latin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbue̯dem/, [ˈbuə̯.dəm]

Noun

Buedem m (plural Biedem)

1. (uncountable) earth, soil
2. (countable) floor
3. (countable) bottom (of a container)

Synonyms

• (bottom of a container): Fong