bætur

Icelandic

Etymology

From bót (remedy).

Noun

bætur f pl (plural only, genitive plural bóta)

  1. compensation
  2. government benefits (disability compensation or unemployment compensation)
    Ég hef verið á bótum eftir slysið.I've been on disability since the accident.

Declension

Declension of bætur (pl-only feminine)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative bætur bæturnar
accusative bætur bæturnar
dative bótum bótunum
genitive bóta bótanna

Derived terms