Botter

See also: botter and bótter

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from botter (“type of fishing vessel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.tər/

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• Hyphenation: Bot‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɔtər
• Homophone: botter

Proper noun

Botter n

1. a neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• bótter, botter (Veldeke spelling)
• Bote̩r, Bǫte̩r (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷṓws

From Middle Dutch boter, from Old Dutch *butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, literally “cow cheese”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo.təʁ/, [ˈbʊ.təʁ]
• (Selfkant) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.təʁ/
• Rhymes: -otəʁ, -ɔtəʁ

Noun

Botter f (plural Bottere) (German-based spelling, Eupen spelling)

1. butter

Derived terms

• Botteragnes
• Botterbar
• Botterbier
• Botterblom
• Botterbrett
• Botterbruud
• Botterbuur
• Botterbämm
• Bottercreme
• Botterdeig
• Botterdook
• Botterdrie
• Botterduus
• Botterdöppe
• bottere
• Botterglaas
• Bottergrüll
• bottergääl
• Botterhonk
• Botterjoor
• Botterkann
• Botterkeller
• Botterkies
• Botterkiesch
• Botterklatsch
• Botterklie
• Botterklotz
• Botterklüt
• Botterklütsch
• Botterkniep
• Botterkond
• Botterkorv
• Botterkou
• Botterkääl
• Botterlääpel
• Bottermaat
• Bottermek
• Bottermelk
• Bottermetz
• Bottermiel
• Botterpelz
• Botterrad
• Botterramm
• Botterschepp
• Botterschlocker
• Botterschottel
• Botterstang
• Botterstuut
• Botterstölp
• Botterstüüterke
• Botterteller
• Botterting
• Bottervaat
• bottervett
• Bottervett
• Bottervleck
• Bottervorm
• Bottervrou
• Botterwammes
• Botterweck
• botterweik

Low German

Alternative forms

• Bodder (Mecklenburgisch)
• Buoter, Buotter
• Bueter (Märkisch)

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷṓws

From Middle Low German botter, boter, from Old Saxon *butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, literally “cow cheese”). Cognate with German Butter, Dutch boter, English butter, West Frisian bûter.

Noun

Botter f (no plural)

1. (Münsterland, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch, Low Prussian) butter
   • 1991, Ulrich Tolksdorf, Ermländische Protokolle: Alltagserzählungen in Mundart: Gloms on Dwarg wurd ook jemoakt, page 212:

     on denn sull doa Botter ware

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• Botterbrod (Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch)
• Botterbrot (Dithmarsisch, Altmärkisch, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷṓws

From Middle High German buter, from Old High German butira, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, literally “cow cheese”). Cognate with German Butter, Dutch boter, English butter, West Frisian bûter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboteʀ/, [ˈbotɐ]

Noun

Botter m (uncountable)

1. butter