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Buedem
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh bodem, from lb goh bodam, from lb gem-pro *butmaz, from lb ine-pro *bʰudʰmḗn.
Cognate with de Boden, nl bodem, en bottom, is botn, sv botten. The (partial) synonym lb Fong is also derived from the same Indo-European root, but was re-borrowed into Luxembourgish from French (via Latin).
Pronunciation
lb /ˈbue̯dem/ [ˈbuə̯.dəm]
Noun
m Biedem
lb uncountable earth, soil
lb countable floor
lb countable bottom (of a container)
Synonyms
bottom of a container lb Fong