botuun

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Venetian boton, from Old French boton, from bouter (“to strike, hit”). Cognate with English button. Doublet of hanapus.

Noun

botuun m (plural botüune, diminutive botüunle)

1. (Sette Comuni) button

References

• “botuun” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo