פּוטער

See also: פוטער and פֿוטער

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • פּיטער (piter)

Etymology

From Middle High German buter, butter, from Old High German butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, borrowed from Latin butyra, collective plural of butyrum, Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊtəʁ/

Noun

פּוטער • (puter) f

  1. butter

Derived terms

  • פּוטערמילך (putermilkh)
  • מיט דער פּוטער אַראָפּ (mit der puter arop, “streak of bad luck”)
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