Button

Button

See also: button

English

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Button (countable and uncountable, plural Buttons)

  1. (countable) A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of buttons.
  2. A township in Ford County, Illinois, United States.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Button

  1. Alternative form of Buton (“Indonesian island”).

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English button

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Button m (strong, genitive Buttons, plural Buttons)

  1. (graphical user interface) button
    Synonym: Schaltfläche
  2. badge, button (badge worn on clothes)

Declension

Declension of Button [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Button die Buttons
genitive eines des Buttons der Buttons
dative einem dem Button den Buttons
accusative einen den Button die Buttons

Further reading

  • “Button” in Duden online
  • “Button”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
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