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See also: böter, bòter, bøter, and Bote̩r

Afrikaans

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Noun

boter (plural boters, diminutive botertjie)

  1. (archaic) alternative form of botter

Dutch

Alternative forms

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

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
types of butter
expressions

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
  • → Unami: putël

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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

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Middle English

Noun

boter

  1. alternative form of buter

Swedish

Noun

boter

  1. indefinite plural of bot

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