Butterbrot

See also: butterbrot

German

Etymology

From Butter (“butter”) +‎ Brot (“bread”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊtɐˌbʁoːt/
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  • Hyphenation: But‧ter‧brot

Noun

Butterbrot n (strong, genitive Butterbrotes or Butterbrots, plural Butterbrote)

  1. A slice of bread topped with butter and often other toppings; an open sandwich
    Synonyms: belegtes Brot, (colloquial, Westphalia) Bütterken
  2. A sandwich (brought along to eat at school, at work, on a trip, etc.)

Declension
Declension of Butterbrot [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Butterbrot die Butterbrote
genitive eines des Butterbrotes, Butterbrots der Butterbrote
dative einem dem Butterbrot, Butterbrote1 den Butterbroten
accusative ein das Butterbrot die Butterbrote

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Butterbrotpapier

Descendants
  • → English: butterbrot
  • → Russian: бутербро́д (buterbród)

Further reading
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