Büttel

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʏtəl/, [ˈbʏ.tl̩] 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) (historical) court officer, usher, messenger Synonyms: Amtsdiener, Gerichtsdiener (figurative) 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! (rare, derogatory) policeman ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Gebüttel === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Büttel n (proper noun, genitive Büttels or (optionally with an article) Büttel) a municipality of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany === Further reading === “Büttel” in Duden online “Büttel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Büttel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.