βούτυρο

Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvu.ti.ɾo/

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”)
βουτυρόγαλα f (voutyrógala, “buttermilk”)
βουτυροκομείο n (voutyrokomeío, “place where butter is produced”)
βουτυροκομία f (voutyrokomía, “butter production”)
βουτυροκόμος m or f (voutyrokómos, “butter producer”)
βουτυρωμένος (voutyroménos, “buttered”)
βουτυρώνω (voutyróno, “to butter”)
φιστικοβούτυρο n (fistikovoútyro, “peanut butter”)
and see: αποβουτύρωση f (apovoutýrosi, “skimming, creaming off”)

Further reading

βούτυρο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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