botme

botme

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old English botm, bodan, from Proto-Germanic *butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɔtəm/, /ˈbɔðəm/

    Noun

    botme (uncountable)

    1. The lowest section of something; the bottom, especially of water:
      1. The bottom portion of a ship's hull, or the line of wood running along it.
      2. A dell or valley; an indentation in the land.
      3. The bottom of a depression or hole; the extreme reaches of an organ.
    2. (rare) That which yarn is wound around.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: bottom, botton (dialectal), bottome (obsolete), buttom (misspelling)
      • Dutch: bottom
      • French: bottom
      • Portuguese: bottom
    • Scots: boddem, boddum, boddam, boddom, bottome
    • Yola: bothom

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