Butterbrot

See also: butterbrot

German

Etymology

Butter (“butter”) +‎ Brot (“bread”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbʊtɐˌbʀoːt/
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Noun

Butterbrot n (genitive Butterbrots or Butterbrotes, plural Butterbrote)

A slice of bread topped with butter and often other toppings; an open sandwich
Synonym: Bütterken (colloquial, Westphalia)

Declension

Declension of Butterbrot

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Butterbrot	die	Butterbrote
genitive	eines	des	Butterbrotes, Butterbrots	der	Butterbrote
dative	einem	dem	Butterbrot, Butterbrote¹	den	Butterbroten
accusative	ein	das	Butterbrot	die	Butterbrote

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Descendants

→ English: butterbrot
→ Russian: бутербро́д (buterbród)

Further reading

Butterbrot in Duden online

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