butan

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Czech

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strukturní vzorec butanu — line drawing of butane

Pronunciation

Noun

butan m inan

  1. (chemistry) butane (C4H10)

Declension

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • butan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • butan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • butan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

butan m or n (definite singular butanen or butanet)

  1. butane

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

butan m or n (definite singular butanen or butanet)

  1. butane

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *biūtan, from *bī (by) + *ūtan, dative of Proto-West Germanic *ūtō (exterior, outside) (from Proto-Germanic *ūt (out)), corresponding to be- +‎ ūtan.[1]

    Pronunciation

    Preposition

    būtan

    1. without, except for, besides (+ dative)
      Hū biþ middanġeard būtan ūs?
      What will the world be like without us?
      • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Greater Litany"
        Būtan þām ǣhtum, ġelīċe sind þā þe biddaþ and þā þe hīe æt biddaþ.
        Apart from possessions, beggars are the same as the people they beg from.
    2. outside of (+ dative)
      • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
        Suburbānus: sē þe sitt būtan þǣre byrġ.
        Suburbanus: someone who lives outside the city.
      • c. 992, Ælfric, St. Benedict, Abbot
        Hwæt cwist þū, sweostor? Ne mæġ iċ nāteshwon būtan mynstre nihtes wunian.
        What are you saying, sister? Ain't no way I can stay outside the monastery at night.
    3. for all, despite, in spite of, notwithstanding (+ dative)
      Synonym: for

    Conjunction

    būtan

    1. (with the subjunctive) unless
      • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Universal Faith"
        Būtan ġē hit ġelīefen, ne magon ġē hit understandan.
        Unless you believe it, you can't understand it.
      • c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent Sunday"
        On ōðre wīsan wē sċēawiaþ mētinge and on ōðre wīsan stafas. Ne gǣþ nā māre tō mētinge būtan þæt þū hit ġesēo and herie. Nis nā ġenōg þæt þū stafas sċēawiġe būtan þū hīe ēac rǣde and þæt andġiet understande.
        We look at pictures in one way and letters in another. You don't do anything with a painting except see it and praise it. Looking at letters is not enough unless you also read them and understand the meaning.
    2. except for, but
      Hwæt is līf būtan swefn?
      What is life but a dream?
    3. except
      • c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent Sunday"
        On ōðre wīsan wē sċēawiaþ mētinge and on ōðre wīsan stafas. Ne gǣþ nā māre tō mētinge būtan þæt þū hit ġesēo and herie. Nis nā ġenōg þæt þū stafas sċēawiġe būtan þū hīe ēac rǣde and þæt andġiet understande.
        We look at pictures in one way and letters in another. You don't do anything with a painting except see it and praise it. Looking at letters is not enough unless you also read them and understand the meaning.

    Adverb

    būtan

    1. (usually with a negative) merely, only, just
      Þā næs iċ būtan ċild.
      I was only a child then.
      Hwæt mæġ iċ dōn? Iċ neom būtan ān mann.
      What can I do? I'm just one person.
      • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
        Æfter þām hīe ġesetton tictātor þæt hē sċolde bēon hearra ofer þā consulas, sē wæs hāten Decius Iūnius. Hē næs būtan seofontīenewintre.
        After that, they chose a dictator to rule over the consuls, whose name was Decius Junius. He was only seventeen years old.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “but”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

    Polish

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    Etymology

    Internationalism; compare English butane, French butane, German Butan.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbu.tan/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -utan
    • Syllabification: bu‧tan
    • Homophone: Bhutan

    Noun

    butan m inan (related adjective butanowy)

    1. butane (hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10 n-butane, and 2-methyl-propane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions)

    Declension

    Further reading

    • butan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • butan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
    • butan in PWN's encyclopedia

    Romanian

    butan

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French butane.

    Noun

    butan m (plural butani)

    1. butane

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative butan butanul butani butanii
    genitive-dative butan butanului butani butanilor
    vocative butanule butanilor

    Serbo-Croatian

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    bùtān m (Cyrillic spelling бу̀та̄н)

    1. (uncountable) butane

    Declension

    Slovene

    Etymology

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    butȃn m inan

    1. butane

    Inflection

    The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
    Masculine inan., hard o-stem
    nominative bután
    genitive butána
    singular
    nominative
    (imenovȃlnik)
    bután
    genitive
    (rodȋlnik)
    butána
    dative
    (dajȃlnik)
    butánu
    accusative
    (tožȋlnik)
    bután
    locative
    (mẹ̑stnik)
    butánu
    instrumental
    (orọ̑dnik)
    butánom

    Swedish

    Etymology

    From Latin butyrum (butter) +‎ -an.

    Noun

    butan n

    1. butane

    Declension

    Declension of butan
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite butan butans
    definite butanet butanets
    plural indefinite
    definite

    Anagrams

    Volapük

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    butan (nominative plural butans)

    1. butane

    Declension