botonen

Catalan

Verb

botonen

1. third-person plural present indicative of botonar

Middle English

Alternative forms

• botenen, butonen, buttyn, botone, botonyn

Etymology

From Old French boutoner, botoner; equivalent to botoun +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbutunən/, /ˈbutənən/

Verb

botonen

1. To give or attach buttons to clothing.
2. (rare) To button up; to fasten using buttons.
3. (rare) To develop shoots or buds.

Conjugation

Conjugation of botonen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) botonen, botone
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	botone	botoned
2nd-person singular	botonest	botonedest
3rd-person singular	botoneth	botoned
subjunctive singular	botone
imperative singular		—
plural1	botonen, botone	botoneden, botonede
imperative plural	botoneth, botone	—
participles	botonynge, botonende	botoned, ybotoned

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: button

References

• “bǒtonen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-5.

Spanish

Verb

botonen

1. inflection of botonar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative