boter

See also: böter, bòter, bøter, and Bote̩r

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Noun

boter (plural boters, diminutive botertjie)

1. (archaic) alternative form of botter

Dutch

Alternative forms

• botter (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bōter, from Old Dutch *butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Medieval Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

Compare Limburgish bótter, West Flemish beuter, Zealandic beuter, Middle Low German botter, German Low German Botter, Plautdietsch Botta, Old Frisian butera, North Frisian bööder, Saterland Frisian Buutere, West Frisian bûter, Old English butere, English butter, Scots butter, Yola buthther, Old High German butera, German Butter, Alemannic German Butter, Bavarian Budan, Gottscheerish púttər, Hunsrik Butter, Luxembourgish Botter, Pennsylvania German Budder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːtər/

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• Hyphenation: bo‧ter
• Rhymes: -oːtər

Noun

boter f (plural boters, diminutive botertje n)

1. butter, a spread made from churned milk
2. a butter substitute, typically made of vegetable oils

Derived terms

general

• beboteren
• boter, kaas en eieren
• boterachtig
• boterbabbelaar
• boterbloem
• boterbriefje
• botergeil
• boterhandel
• boterkelder
• boterkoek
• botermes
• botermolen
• boterpapier
• boterprijs
• boterproductie
• boterschijte
• botervlieg
• botervloot
• boterzuur
• heksenboter
• inboteren

types of butter

• boerenboter
• braadboter
• cacaoboter
• campingboter
• grasboter
• herfstboter
• hooiboter
• huiboter
• knoflookboter
• koelhuisboter
• kokosboter
• kruidenboter
• kunstboter
• meiboter
• natuurboter
• roomboter
• spurrieboter
• stalboter
• stoppelboter
• weiboter
• winterboter
• zomerboter

expressions

• boter aan de galg
• boter bij de vis
• boter op zijn hoofd hebben
• botertje boven
• de boter eruit braden
• de boter gegeten hebben
• met zijn neus in de boter vallen
• vuile boter, vuile vis

Descendants

• Afrikaans: botter
  • → Sotho: botoro
• Berbice Creole Dutch: botro
• Jersey Dutch: bœter
• Negerhollands: botter
• → Akan: buturu
• → Ewe: butru
• → Ga: butru
• → Loup A: boutel
• → Mahican: póten
• → Munsee: póotal
• → Sranan Tongo: botro
  • Aukan: botoo
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: botro
  • → Caribbean Javanese: botro
• → Unami: putël

Anagrams

• boert

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

bōter n or f

1. butter

Inflection

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	bōter	bōter, bōtere
accusative	bōter	bōter, bōtere
genitive	bōters	bōtere
dative	bōtere	bōteren

Strong feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	bōter	bōtere
accusative	bōter	bōtere
genitive	bōter, bōtere	bōtere
dative	bōter, bōtere	bōteren

Descendants

• Dutch: boter (see there for further descendants)
• Limburgish: bótter
• West Flemish: beuter

Further reading

• “boter”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “boter”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

boter

1. alternative form of buter

Swedish

Noun

boter

1. indefinite plural of bot

Anagrams

• betor, boret, teorb