Butterfahrt

German

Etymology

From Butter (“butter”) +‎ Fahrt (“trip”), from butter being a common item offered on these trips in the 1950s and 1960s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊtɐˌfaːɐ̯t/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Butterfahrt f (genitive Butterfahrt, plural Butterfahrten)

  1. (colloquial, historical, Germany) organized boat trip to sell duty-free goods
    Coordinate term: Kaffeefahrt

Declension

Declension of Butterfahrt [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Butterfahrt die Butterfahrten
genitive einer der Butterfahrt der Butterfahrten
dative einer der Butterfahrt den Butterfahrten
accusative eine die Butterfahrt die Butterfahrten

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