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noun · neutersecond declension

būtȳrum

būtȳrum n (genitive būtȳrī)
Classical[buːˈtyː.rũː]Ecclesiastical[buˈtiː.rum]

Meaning

  1. butter
  2. chemicals with butter-like consistency, mostly chloride salts
    butyrum antimoniiSbCl₃
    butyrum arseniciK₃AsO₄

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebūtȳrumbūtȳra
genitivebūtȳrībūtȳrōrum
dativebūtȳrōbūtȳrīs
accusativebūtȳrumbūtȳra
ablativebūtȳrōbūtȳrīs
vocativebūtȳrumbūtȳra

būtȳ^rum (ȳ, Sid. Carm. 12, 7; bŭ-tўron, Aen. Mac. Herb. c. de ruta. buturum, Edict. Diocl. p. 15), i, n., = βούτυρον [said to be a Scythian word, but prob. βοῦστυρός;
I. Engl. butter], butter, Cels. 4, 15; 4, 18; 5, 26, 30; Col. 6, 12, 5; Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 239; 28, 9, 35, § 133 sq.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, literally “cow cheese”).

(per the Greek accentuation)
  • Occitanburre
  • Occitanbóder
  • Aragoneseburo
  • Old Catalanbori
  • Franco-Provençalburro
  • Old Frenchbure
  • Old Occitanbuire
  • Proto-West Germanic*buterā

In English words that came into English from būtȳrum

  • butterbūtȳrum
  • butyricbūtȳrum

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesButyrumButyrum (βούτυρον, βούτυρος), butter, was only used by the Greeks and Romans as an unguent (Plin. Nat. 11.239) and a medicine (Id. 28.133; Galen, vi. …

Quick answers

What does būtȳrum mean in Latin?
būtȳrum, a noun, means “butter; chemicals with butter-like consistency, mostly chloride salts”.
What is the genitive of būtȳrum?
The genitive singular is būtȳrī. būtȳrum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce būtȳrum?
In classical Latin, [buːˈtyː.rũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [buˈtiː.rum].