Butt

See also: butt, but, bút, bût, būt, and but-

English

Proper noun

Butt

1. A surname

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Butt, from Middle Low German but, butte. Cognate with Dutch bot and with English butt, in all senses. Apparently this word had the primitive meaning of being a stump, i. e. being flattened by reason of beating, whereby the root might be identified with the one of English beat and German bossen, bosseln.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊt/

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Noun

Butt m (genitive Butts or Buttes, plural Butte)

1. (Northern Germany) European flounder ()
2. lefteye flounder (fish of the family Bothidae)
3. turbot (fish of the family Scophthalmidae)

Derived terms

• Heilbutt
• Steinbutt

Further reading

• “Butt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Butt” in Duden online