Butterbrot
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See also: butterbrot
German
Etymology
From Butter (“butter”) + Brot (“bread”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Butterbrot n (strong, genitive Butterbrotes or Butterbrots, plural Butterbrote)
- A slice of bread topped with butter and often other toppings; an open sandwich
- Synonyms: belegtes Brot, (colloquial, Westphalia) Bütterken
- A sandwich (brought along to eat at school, at work, on a trip, etc.)
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 rare, see notes.
Derived terms
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Descendants
- → English: butterbrot
- → Russian: бутербро́д (buterbród)
Further reading
- “Butterbrot” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Butterbrot” in Duden online