Bütte

== German == === Alternative forms === Bütt, Butte === Etymology === From Middle High German bütte, from Old High German *butta, from Proto-West Germanic *buttjā. Cognate with Yiddish ביט (bit). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʏtə/ Hyphenation: Büt‧te === Noun === Bütte f (genitive Bütte, plural Bütten) (regional, chiefly western Germany) tub, vat, barrel (open vessel, often large and made of wood) Synonyms: Bottich, Fass, Kübel, Tonne, Wanne (regional, Rhineland, usually in the form Bütt) a lectern for a comedic speaker in a carnival event, originally and still usually in the form of a wooden barrel (not regional) a wide vessel used in papermaking carrying basket Synonyms: Hotte, Kiepe ==== Usage notes ==== Outside the two specialist senses, speakers now often use the similar sounding (though not closely related) word Bottich as a standard German equivalent for Bütte. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Büttenrede Büttner === References === === Further reading === “Bütte” in Duden online “Butte” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.