betar

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish bōtan (to push, strike, beat), from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (to beat), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyH- (to beat, strike, hew). Cognate with Old High German bōzzan (to beat), Old English bēatan (to thrash, beat), Old Norse bauta (to beat). Compare also French bouter, Occitan, Portuguese and Spanish botar. More at beat.

Pronunciation

  • (Rhône-Alpes) IPA(key): /bøˈta/

Verb

betar

  1. to put

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

From beta + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈta(ɾ)/, /beˈta(χ)/
  • Hyphenation: be‧tar

Verb

betar (first-person singular present indicative beto, past participle betado)

  1. (Internet slang, transitive) to act like a beta male i.e. to be excessively kind to a woman to get her romantic or sexual interest

Conjugation


Swedish

Noun

betar

  1. indefinite plural of bete

Verb

betar

  1. present tense of beta.
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