botervlieg

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch botervliege (“butterfly”). Equivalent to boter (“butter”) +‎ vlieg (“fly”). Cognate to English butterfly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboː.tərˌvlix/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ter‧vlieg

Noun

botervlieg m (plural botervliegen, diminutive botervliegje n)

  1. (archaic) butterfly

Synonyms

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