bútur

See also: butur and butuR

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bútr, from Proto-Germanic *butaz, *buttaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːtʏr/

  Rhymes: -uːtʏr

Noun

bútur m (genitive singular búts, nominative plural bútar)

1. piece, bit

Declension

declension of bútur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bútur	búturinn	bútar	bútarnir
accusative	bút	bútinn	búta	bútana
dative	bút	bútnum	bútum	bútunum
genitive	búts	bútsins	búta	bútanna

Related terms

• býta

Further reading

• “bútur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)