boter

See also: böter

Afrikaans

Noun

boter (plural boters, diminutive botertjie)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of botter

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bōter, from Old Dutch *butera, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

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

• boterkoek
• boterschijte
• botervlieg
• cacaoboter
• knoflookboter
• kruidenboter
• kunstboter
• roomboter

Descendants

• Afrikaans: botter
• → Sranan Tongo: botro

Anagrams

• boert

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *butera, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

Noun

bōter n or f

1. butter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: boter
• 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

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Middle English

Noun

boter

1. Alternative form of buter

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Swedish

Noun

boter

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of bot

Anagrams

• betor, boret, teorb