Butt

See also: butt, but, bút, bût, būt, and but-

English

Proper noun

Butt

  1. A surname​.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Butt, from Middle Low German but, butte. Cognate with Dutch bot and with English butt, in all senses. Apparently this word had the primitive meaning of being a stump, i. e. being flattened by reason of beating, whereby the root might be identified with the one of English beat and German bossen, bosseln.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʊt/
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Noun

Butt m (genitive Butts or Buttes, plural Butte)

  1. (Northern Germany) flounder (Platichthys flesus)
  2. lefteye flounder (fish of the family Bothidae)
  3. turbot (fish of the family Scophthalmidae)

Declension
Declension of Butt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Butt die Butte
genitive eines des Buttes,
Butts		 der Butte
dative einem dem Butt,
Butte1		 den Butten
accusative einen den Butt die Butte
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Butt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Butt in Duden online
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