bútur

See also: butur and butuR

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bútr, from Proto-Germanic *butaz, *buttaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːtʏr/

  Rhymes: -uːtʏr

Noun

bútur m (genitive singular búts, nominative plural bútar)

1. piece, bit

Declension

Declension of bútur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bútur	búturinn	bútar	bútarnir
accusative	bút	bútinn	búta	bútana
dative	bút	bútnum	bútum	bútunum
genitive	búts	bútsins	búta	bútanna

Related terms

• býta

Further reading

• “bútur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)