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but

//ˈbut/ | /ˈbut/ | /ˈbut/ | [ˈbut]/
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    shoe
  2. 2.
    keel block (wooden base on which the support that holds the ship's hull during rests for construction)
  3. 3.
    pile shoe (metal tip to a pole that is to be driven into the ground)
  4. 4.
    boot (horse leg protector, worn for therapeutic purposes)
  5. 5.
    humorousobsoleteseventy seven (the number 77 is a game of chance)

Synonyms & related words

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewd-der. Proto-Germanic *bautaną Frankish *bautander.? Old French botebor. Old Czech botbor. Old Polish bot Polish but Inherited from Old Polish bot, which see for more on the change in the vowel.

Forms

  • but m inan oranimal-not-person • canonical • masculine
  • bucikdiminutive
  • butekdiminutive
  • bucioraugmentative
  • buciskoaugmentative
  • botalternative • middle • polish
  • bótalternative
Nominative
Singular
but
Plural
buty
Genitive
Singular
buta
Plural
butów
Dative
Singular
butowi
Plural
butom
Accusative
Singular
but, buta
Plural
buty
Instrumental
Singular
butem
Plural
butami
Locative
Singular
bucie
Plural
butach
Vocative
Singular
bucie
Plural
buty

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