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boter

See also: böter, bòter, bøter, and Bote̩r

Afrikaans

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Noun

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boter (plural boters, diminutive botertjie)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of botter

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

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boter f (plural boters, diminutive botertje n)

  1. Butter, a spread made from churned milk.
  2. A butter substitute, typically made of vegetable oils.

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-general:

-types of butter:

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: botter
  • 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

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

Noun

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bōter n or f

  1. butter

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Middle English

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Noun

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boter

  1. Alternative form of buter

Swedish

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Noun

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boter

  1. indefinite plural of bot

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