Butter

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German buter, butter, from Old High German butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, borrowed from Latin butyra, collective plural of butyrum. Though originally feminine, the word became masculine throughout Upper German and in southern dialects of West Central German. The now established feminine gender is East Central German, reinforced by Middle Low German boter f.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊtɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Butter f or m (genitive Butter, no plural)

  1. butter
    Synonym: (Switzerland) Anke

Usage notes

  • In the formal standard language, Butter is exclusively feminine. Masculine use is sometimes adopted from local dialects into colloquial German, especially in Swabia.

Declension

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Lower Sorbian: butra

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Old High German butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

Pronunciation

Noun

Butter f

  1. butter
    Ich esse Brod mit Butter.
    I eat bread with butter.

Further reading

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