Böttcher
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See also: Bottcher
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In its modern form pertaining to Bottich (“tub”), but not directly related to it. Instead from Middle Low German bödeker with the Low German suffix -ker from böde (“barrel”) (compare Bütt); in early modern German (East Central German) adapted to the High German consonantism as botticher (at that time possibly already associated with Bottich).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Böttcher m (strong, genitive Böttchers, plural Böttcher, feminine Böttcherin)
- (regional, chiefly northern and eastern Germany) cooper
- Synonyms: Büttner, Fassbinder, Küfer, Schäffler
Usage notes[edit]
- The term “cooper” is one of several in which regional fragmentation has never made way for a generally accepted standard term.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Böttcher [masculine, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Böttcher m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Böttchers or (with an article) Böttcher, feminine genitive Böttcher, plural Böttchers or Böttcher)
- a surname originating as an occupation
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Further reading[edit]
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