Boddem

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • Bottem

Etymology

From Middle High German boden, bodem, from Old High German bodam, from Proto-West Germanic *bodm, from Proto-Germanic *budm-, variant of *butmaz (“ground, foundation”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈporəm/
  • Rhymes: -orəm
  • Syllabification: Bod‧dem

Noun

Boddem m (plural Beddem)

  1. ground (surface of the Earth)
    Es is uff de Boddem gefall.
    It fell on the ground.
  2. floor (interior bottom or surface of a house or building)
    Synonym: Fusboddem

Derived terms

  • Fusboddem

References

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Boddem”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 27, column 1
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