bauta

bauta

See also: Bauta, băută, and bauta-

Hausa

Etymology

From bāwā̀ (slave).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bàu.táː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bàu.táː]

Noun

bàutā f (possessed form bàutar̃)

  1. slavery
  2. worship

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bauta m (definite singular bautaen, indefinite plural bautaer or bautaar, definite plural bautaene or bautaane)

  1. clipping of bautastein

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd- (to beat, push). Cognate with Old English bēatan (English beat).

Verb

bauta (singular past indicative beut, plural past indicative bautinn)

  1. to beat, strike

Derived terms

  • bautasteinn (monolith, memorial stone)
  • Fárbauti ("dangerous striker")

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bauta
  • Norwegian: bauta
  • Swedish: bulta

Venetan

Alternative forms

  • baùta

Noun

bauta f (plural baute)

  1. nightgown
  2. cobweb