butur

See also: bútur and butuR

Icelandic

Etymology

Attested since the 16th century. From Old English botere, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpʏːtʏr/
Rhymes: -ʏːtʏr

Noun

butur n (genitive singular buturs, no plural)

(obsolete) butter

Declension

declension of butur

	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular
nominative	butur	butrið
accusative	butur	butrið
dative	butri	butrinu
genitive	buturs	butursins

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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