butan
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Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
butan m
Coordinate terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- butan in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- butan in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
butan m or n (definite singular butanen or butanet)
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
butan m or n (definite singular butanen or butanet)
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *be-utan, from *bī (“by”) + *utan (“outside, from without”) (from Proto-Germanic *ūt (“out”)), corresponding to be- + ūtan.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
būtan
- without, except for, besides (+ dative)
- Hū biþ middanġeard būtan ūs?
- What will the world be like without us?
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Greater Litany"
- Būtan þām ǣhtum, ġelīċe sind þā þe biddaþ and þā þe hīe æt biddaþ.
- Apart from possessions, beggars are the same as the people they beg from.
- outside of (+ dative)
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- Suburbānus: sē þe sitt būtan þǣre byrġ.
- Suburbanus: someone who lives outside the city.
- c. 992, Ælfric, St. Benedict, Abbot
- Hwæt cwist þū, sweostor? Ne mæġ iċ nāteshwon būtan mynstre nihtes wunian.
- What are you saying, sister? Ain't no way I can stay outside the monastery at night.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
Conjunction[edit]
būtan
- (with the subjunctive) unless
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Universal Faith"
- Būtan ġē hit ġelīefen, ne magon ġē hit understandan.
- Unless you believe it, you can't understand it.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Universal Faith"
- except for, but
- Hwæt is līf būtan swefn?
- What is life but a dream?
Adverb[edit]
būtan
- (usually with a negative) merely, only, just
- Þā næs iċ būtan ċild.
- I was only a child then.
- Hwæt mæġ iċ dōn? Iċ neom būtan ān mann.
- What can I do? I'm just one person.
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- Æfter þām hīe ġesetton tictātor þæt hē sċolde bēon hearra ofer þā consulas, sē wæs hāten Decius Iūnius. Hē næs būtan seofontīenewintre.
- After that, they chose a dictator to rule over the consuls, whose name was Decius Junius. He was only seventeen years old.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “but”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
butan m inan
Declension[edit]
Declension of butan
Further reading[edit]
- butan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- butan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
butan m (plural butani)
Declension[edit]
Declension of butan
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bùtān m (Cyrillic spelling бу̀та̄н)
Declension[edit]
Declension of butan
singular | |
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nominative | butan |
genitive | butana |
dative | butanu |
accusative | butan |
vocative | butane |
locative | butanu |
instrumental | butanom |
Slovene[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
butȃn m inan
Inflection[edit]
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | bután | |
genitive | butána | |
singular | ||
nominative | bután | |
accusative | bután | |
genitive | butána | |
dative | butánu | |
locative | butánu | |
instrumental | butánom |
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin butyrum (“butter”) + -an.
Noun[edit]
butan n
Declension[edit]
Declension of butan | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | butan | butanet | — | — |
Genitive | butans | butanets | — | — |
Anagrams[edit]
Volapük[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
butan (nominative plural butans)
Declension[edit]
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