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Central Franconian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic; compare southern German Bussi (“kiss”) and similar forms in many languages. But possibly based on, or conflated with, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push”). A second sense “push” is attested for some Central Franconian dialects. It may even be the older one if Dutch botsen (“collide”) is borrowed from it (as supposed in some of the literature).
Pronunciation
Noun
Butz m (plural Bütz, diminutive Bützje)
- (chiefly Ripuarian) kiss
Jevv mer ens e Bützje odder häs de mich nemmieh jään?- So give me a kiss, or don’t you love me anymore?
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Butzen.
Noun
Butz m (weak, genitive Butzen, plural Butzen)
- (regional outside Austria) apple core
Declension
Further reading
Etymology 2
From Middle High German butze, related to Low German butt (“clumsy”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *buttaz.
Noun
Butz m (weak, genitive Butzen, plural Butzen)
- (regional) goblin
Declension
Further reading
- “Butz” in Duden online
- “Butz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
References