Butterfass

German

Alternative forms

Butterfaß (superseded)

Etymology

Butter +‎ Fass

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbʊtɐˌfas]
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Hyphenation: But‧ter‧fass

Noun

Butterfass n (strong, genitive Butterfasses, plural Butterfässer)

a butter-churn, vessel for churning butter

Declension

Declension of Butterfass [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Butterfass	die	Butterfässer
genitive	eines	des	Butterfasses	der	Butterfässer
dative	einem	dem	Butterfass, Butterfasse¹	den	Butterfässern
accusative	ein	das	Butterfass	die	Butterfässer

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hypernyms

Holzfass

Related terms

Further reading

“Butterfass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Butterfass” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Butterfass” in Duden online

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