abut

== English == === Alternative forms === abutt === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbʌt/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈbʌt/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /əˈbʊt/ Rhymes: -ʌt === Etymology 1 === From Middle English abutten, from Medieval Latin abuttare and Old French abuter, aboter, abouter (“to touch at one end, to come to an end, aim, reach”), from Old French but (“end, aim, purpose”); akin to Old Norse butr (“piece of wood”). Equivalent to a- (“to”) +‎ butt (“boundary mark”). ==== Verb ==== abut (third-person singular simple present abuts, present participle abutting, simple past and past participle abutted) (intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] (transitive) To border upon; be next to; abut on; be adjacent to. [First attested in the mid-19th century.] ===== Usage notes ===== Followed by any of the following words: upon, on or (obsolete) to. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English abutten, from Old French aboter (“to touch at one end, border on”), abouter (“to join end to end”), abuter (“to buttress, to put an end to”), from a- (“towards”) + bout (“end”), boter, bouter (“to strike”), buter (“to strike, finish”). Equivalent to a- (“towards, change to”) +‎ butt (“push”) ==== Verb ==== abut (third-person singular simple present abuts, present participle abutting, simple past and past participle abutted) (intransitive) To lean against on one end; to end on, of a part of a building or wall. [First attested in the late 16th century.] ===== Usage notes ===== Followed by any of the following words: upon, on, or against. === References === === Anagrams === buat, Ṭūbā, tabu, Taub, buta, tuba, Tuba, batu, Batu == Ayu == === Noun === abút cloud === References === Blench, Roger. "The Ayu language of Central Nigeria and its affinities" (2011), page 6 == Balinese == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabut, compare Hiligaynon gabut. === Verb === abut (Balinese script ᬳᬩᬸᬢ᭄, active ngabut, passive kabut, agent-oriented/third person agent passive abuta) to pull ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “abut”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]. == Hiligaynon == === Verb === abút (frequentative abút-abút) to arrive at a place === Verb === abut (frequentative abút-ábut) to catch up with or overtake == Kapampangan == === Etymology === From Proto-Philippine *qábut. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈabut/ [ˈäː.but] Hyphenation: a‧but === Verb === ábut to reach === References === Michael L. Forman (2019), Kapampangan Dictionary‎[2], University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 29 June 2021, page 2 == Kiput == === Etymology === From Proto-North Sarawak *rabut, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *rabut. === Verb === abut to pluck == Limos Kalinga == === Noun === abút hole == Scots == === Conjunction === abut alternative form of abit === References === “abut, conj. phr.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC. == Tetum == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀabut, compare Hiligaynon gabut. === Noun === abut root == Yola == === Alternative forms === abuth, abouten === Etymology === From Middle English abute, abouten, from Old English abūtan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈbʊt/ IPA(key): /əˈbʊt̪/, /əˈbuːtən/ === Preposition === abut about ==== Derived terms ==== strabut === References ===