die Butter

A1

butter

English meaning
butter
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Dairy & Eggs

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Butter in a sentence

Für mich bitte ein Brötchen mit Butter und Käse.

For me, please a roll with butter and cheese.

Declension of die Butter

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Butter—
Accusativedie Butter—
Dativeder Butter—
Genitiveder Butter—

Word family

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Where Butter comes from

Das Wort geht über mittelhochdeutsches buter / ‚Butter‘, einem Kompositum aus βοῦς ‚Kuh, Rind‘ und τῡρός ‚Käse‘, mit dem eigentlich ‚Kuhkäse, Kuhquark‘ bezeichnet wurde. Das Kompositum folgt seinerseits fremden Vorbildern.

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Questions about Butter

Is it der, die or das Butter?

It is die Butter — Butter is feminine.

What is the genitive of Butter?

The genitive singular is der Butter.

What does Butter mean in English?

die Butter means "butter". For example: "Für mich bitte ein Brötchen mit Butter und Käse." — "For me, please a roll with butter and cheese."

What level is Butter in German?

Butter is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the dairy & eggs vocabulary.

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