Buttersäure
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German
Etymology
Calque of English butyric acid; Butter (“butter”) + Säure (“acid”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Buttersäure f (genitive Buttersäure, plural Buttersäuren)
- butyric acid
- Synonyms: Butansäure, (archaic) Propylcarbonsäure
Declension
Declension of Buttersäure
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Buttersäure | die | Buttersäuren |
| genitive | einer | der | Buttersäure | der | Buttersäuren |
| dative | einer | der | Buttersäure | den | Buttersäuren |
| accusative | eine | die | Buttersäure | die | Buttersäuren |
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Further reading
- “Buttersäure” in Duden online