buten

See also: búten, bùten, and büten

Low German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *be-utan, from *bī (by) + *ūtanā (outside, from without), corresponding to be- +‎ uten.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuːtən/

Adverb

buten

  1. outside

Preposition

buten

  1. outside, out of

Inflection

Pronominal adverbs of buten
preposition buten
postpositional adverb buten
her (hither)
düt (this) hierbuten
dat (that) dorbuten
wat (what) wobuten
wat (something) enerwegens buten
nix (nothing) nargens buten
allens (everything) överall buten

Descendants

  • Kashubian: bùten
  • Slovincian: búten

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “but”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *be-utan, from *bī (by) + *utan (outside, from without) (from Proto-Germanic *ūtanē)), corresponding to be- +‎ uten.[1]

Adverb

buten

  1. outside

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “but”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.tɛn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -utɛn
  • Syllabification: bu‧ten

Noun

buten m inan

  1. butene

Declension

Further reading

  • buten in Polish dictionaries at PWN