βούτυρο

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, “cow cheese”), compound of βοῦς (boûs, “ox, cow”) and τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvu.ti.ɾo/
Hyphenation: βού‧τυ‧ρο

Noun

βούτυρο • (voútyro) n (plural βούτυρα)

butter
Coordinate terms: μαργαρίνη (margaríni), φυτίνη (fytíni)

Declension

declension of βούτυρο

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	βούτυρο •	βούτυρα •
genitive	βουτύρου •, βούτυρου •	βουτύρων •, βούτυρων •
accusative	βούτυρο •	βούτυρα •
vocative	βούτυρο •	βούτυρα •

Related terms

αβουτύρωτος (avoutýrotos, “butterless, without butter”)
αποβουτύρωση f (apovoutýrosi, “skimming, creaming off”)
βουτυράτος (voutyrátos, “buttery”)
βουτυρένιος (voutyrénios, “buttery”)
βουτυρωμένος (voutyroménos, “buttered”)
βουτυρώνω (voutyróno, “to butter”)
φιστικοβούτυρο n (fistikovoútyro, “peanut butter”)

βουτυρο- (voutyro-) compounds like

βουτυρόγαλα f (voutyrógala, “buttermilk”)
βουτυροκομείο n (voutyrokomeío, “place where butter is produced”)
βουτυροκομία f (voutyrokomía, “butter production”)
βουτυροκόμος m or f (voutyrokómos, “butter producer”)
βουτυρομπεμπές m (voutyrompempés, “milksop”)
βουτυρόπαιδο n (voutyrópaido, “milksop”)

Further reading

βούτυρο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
βούτυρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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