böta
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.
Verb
[edit]böta (present bötar, preterite bötade, supine bötat, imperative böta)
- to pay a fine, to be fined
- Han fick böta 2000 kronor för fortkörning.
- He had to [got to] pay a fine of 2000 kronor for speeding.
- (figuratively) to pay (suffer negative consequences)
- böta med sitt liv
- pay with one's life
Usage notes
[edit]- More rarely conjugated bötte, bött, says SAOL (1923). This is the case in the very antiquated proverb hött är med ingo bött (“a threat is with naught atoned, is not a crime”).
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | böta | — | ||
| supine | bötat | — | ||
| imperative | böta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | böten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bötar | bötade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | böta | bötade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | böte | bötade | — | — |
| present participle | bötande | |||
| past participle | bötad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- böta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- böta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- böta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- böta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
Vilamovian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German boto.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]bȫta m (plural böta)
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