Bütte
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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
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