botervlieg
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Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch botervliege (“butterfly”). Equivalent to boter (“butter”) + vlieg (“fly”). Cognate to English butterfly.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]botervlieg m (plural botervliegen, diminutive botervliegje n)
Synonyms
[edit]- (neutral) vlinder
- (dated) kapel, vijfwouter
- (archaic) boterschijt, pennenvogel, schoenlapper, zomervogel
- (poetic) fladderaar