Büttel

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʏtəl/, [ˈbʏ.tl̩]
  • Audio (Berlin)(file)
  • Hyphenation: Büt‧tel

Etymology 1

From Middle High German bütel, butel, from Old High German butil (“court official, messenger”), from Proto-West Germanic *budil, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz (“herald, messenger”), from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to announce, present, offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to make aware”). Akin to Swedish bödel and Old English bydel (“beadle”). More at beadle.

Noun

Büttel m (strong, genitive Büttels, plural Büttel)

  1. (historical) a court officer, usher, messenger
    Synonyms: Amtsdiener, Gerichtsdiener
  2. (figurative) a lackey, stooge, one who is servile and/or performs menial service
    Synonyms: Lakai, Laufbursche, Handlanger, Knecht, Scherge
    Ich bin doch nicht dein Büttel! ― I'm not your servant!
    Europa macht sich zum Büttel amerikanischer Machtpolitik.
    Europe makes itself a stooge of American power politics.
  3. (rare, derogatory) a policeman
Declension
Declension of Büttel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Büttel die Büttel
genitive eines des Büttels der Büttel
dative einem dem Büttel den Bütteln
accusative einen den Büttel die Büttel
Derived terms
  • Gebüttel

Proper noun

Büttel n (proper noun, genitive Büttels or (optionally with an article) Büttel)

  1. A municipality of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Further reading
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