Button

See also: button

English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Button

1. A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of buttons.
2. A township in Ford County, Illinois, United States.

Derived terms

• Benjamin Button

 

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Button

1. Alternative form of Buton (“Indonesian island”)

Anagrams

• not but

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English button

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbatn̩/

• Audio:

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Noun

Button m (strong, genitive Buttons, plural Buttons)

1. (graphical user interface) button

   Synonym: Schaltfläche

2. badge, button (badge worn on clothes)

Declension

Declension of Button [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Button	die	Buttons
genitive	eines	des	Buttons	der	Buttons
dative	einem	dem	Button	den	Buttons
accusative	einen	den	Button	die	Buttons

Further reading

• “Button” in Duden online
• “Button” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache