butelj

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bouteille. Attested since 1680.

Noun

butelj c

1. a bottle (especially for holding wine, beer, or the like, often sturdy and colored)

   Synonym: (more general) flaska

Declension

Declension of butelj
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	butelj	buteljen	buteljer	buteljerna
Genitive	buteljs	buteljens	buteljers	buteljernas

Related terms

• buteljera

Descendants

• → Finnish: puteli

References

• butelj in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• butelj in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• jublet