Bütte
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German bütte, from Old High German *butta, from Proto-West Germanic *buttjā.[1] Cognate with Yiddish ביט (bit).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Bütte f (genitive Bütte, plural Bütten)
- (regional, chiefly western Germany) tub, vat, barrel (open vessel, often large and made of wood)
- (regional, Rhineland, usually in the form Bütt) a lectern for a comedic speaker in a carnival event, originally and still usually in the form of a wooden barrel
- (not regional) a wide vessel used in papermaking
Usage notes edit
- Outside the two specialist senses, speakers now often use the similar sounding (though not closely related) word Bottich as a standard German equivalent for Bütte.
Declension edit
Declension of Bütte [feminine]
Derived terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “Bütte” in Duden online