botervlieg

Concepts

butterfly

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Synonyms

kapel

schoenlapper

vlinder

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vijfwouter

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boterschijt

pennenvogel

pepel

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zomervogel

fladderaar

Translations

فَرَاشَة

babaiana

paloma

palometa

papalló

papallona

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papaió

Falter

Schmetterling

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Tagfalter

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πεταλούδα

papillon

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farfalla

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pelatînk

pepûle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈboː.tərˌvlix/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: botervliege

Cognate with English: butterfly

In summary

From Middle Dutch botervliege (“butterfly”). Equivalent to boter (“butter”) + vlieg (“fly”). Cognate to English butterfly.