båt

From Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt (“boat”), from Proto-West Germanic *bait, from Proto-Germanic *baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-. Cognate with Swedish båt.

båt m

1. boat

• båd (non-standard since 1907)

From Danish båd, from Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt (“boat”), from Proto-Germanic *baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-.

båt m (definite singular båten, indefinite plural båter, definite plural båtene)

1. a boat
   • 1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden:

     Han var ude i båd, skønner De; og så skød han på hende

     He was out in boat, you know, and then he shot towards her

• “båt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse bátr. Akin to English boat.

• IPA^(key): /boːt/
• (Sognamål) IPA^(key): /baʊt/

båt m (definite singular båten, indefinite plural båtar, definite plural båtane)

1. a boat

• “båt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish bāter, from Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt (“boat”), from Proto-West Germanic *bait.

• IPA^(key): /boː(ə)t/

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• Rhymes: -oːt

båt c

1. a boat

   Hon bör sitta i båten.

   She should be sitting in the boat.

• There is no clear or logical boundary between the terms used for smaller boats (båt) and larger ships (skepp/fartyg). A steamboat can be an ångfartyg. A tug boat and a private yacht, even a fairly large one, are still called a bärgningsbåt (“salvage vessel”) and a segelbåt (“sailboat”), for example.

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