פּוטער

See also: פוטער, and פֿוטער

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• פּיטער (piter)

Etymology

From Middle High German buter, butter, from Old High German butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, borrowed from Latin butyra, collective plural of butyrum, Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊtəʁ/

Noun

פּוטער • (puter) f

1. butter

Derived terms

• פּוטערמילך (putermilkh)
• מיט דער פּוטער אַראָפּ (mit der puter arop, “streak of bad luck”)