Butz

See also: bütz

Central Franconian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare southern German Bussi (“kiss”) and similar forms in many languages. But possibly based on, or conflated with, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push”). A second sense “push” is attested for some Central Franconian dialects. It may even be the older one if Dutch botsen (“collide”) is borrowed from it (as supposed in some of the literature).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buts/

Noun

Butz m (plural Bütz, diminutive Bützje)

1. (chiefly Ripuarian) kiss

   Jevv mer ens e Bützje odder häs de mich nemmieh jään?

   So give me a kiss, or don’t you love me anymore?

Derived terms

• bütze

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʊt͡s]
• Hyphenation: Butz

Etymology 1

From Butzen.

Noun

Butz m (weak, genitive Butzen, plural Butzen)

1. (regional outside Austria) apple core

Declension

Declension of Butz [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Butz	die	Butzen
genitive	eines	des	Butzen	der	Butzen
dative	einem	dem	Butzen	den	Butzen
accusative	einen	den	Butzen	die	Butzen

Further reading

• “Butz” in Duden online

Etymology 2

From Middle High German butze, related to Low German butt (“clumsy”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *buttaz.

Noun

Butz m (weak, genitive Butzen, plural Butzen)

2. (regional) goblin

Declension

Declension of Butz [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Butz	die	Butzen
genitive	eines	des	Butzen	der	Butzen
dative	einem	dem	Butzen	den	Butzen
accusative	einen	den	Butzen	die	Butzen

Further reading

• “Butz” in Duden online
• “Butz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache