en bot
Meaning
cure; remedy; penalty; fine
In Swedish: hjälp, botemedel, läkemedel
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bot |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | boten |
| Plural, indefinite | böter |
| Plural, definite | böterna |
bot is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bot, den stora boten. Check another noun
Practise bot
1 / 2Is it en bot or ett bot?
bot in a sentence
- råda bot på missförhållandenset things right
- lova bot och bättringpromise to mend one's ways
- de fick betala dryga böter för fortkörningthey were heavily fined for speeding
Words built with bot
- botgöring penance
- parkeringsbot parking fine
Questions
What does bot mean in English?
bot means “cure, remedy”.
Is it en bot or ett bot?
It is en bot, and “the cure” is boten.
What is the plural of bot?
The plural of bot is böter, and the definite plural is böterna.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish bōt (“improvement”), from Old Norse ᛒᚢᛏ (but) (in the Latin script bót) whence also Icelandic bót), from Proto-Germanic *bōtō.
Nearby common words
bot is number 4,218 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 4,214budget budget
- 4,215tillfällighet coincidence, chance
- 4,216fat dish, drum
- 4,217inkludera include, comprise
- 4,219centimeter a centimetre
- 4,220förrådd betrayed
- 4,221blöja napkin, diaper (US)
- 4,222fyllo drunk
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary