die Buttermilch
buttermilk
A slightly sour liquid produced when butter is made from cream, used as a drink or in cooking.
EXAMPLE
Die Buttermilch schmeckt erfrischend und leicht säuerlich.
The buttermilk tastes refreshing and slightly sour.
die Buttermilch
buttermilk
die Buttermilch
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Buttermilch, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| genitive | der Buttermilch |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Buttermilch | – |
| accusative | die Buttermilch | – |
| dative | der Buttermilch | – |
| genitive | der Buttermilch | – |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Word composition
'Buttermilch' (buttermilk) is made up of 'Butter' (butter) and 'Milch' (milk). The word refers to a separate liquid from butter production, not simply milk mixed with butter.
EXAMPLE
Im Sommer trinkt meine Familie gern kalte Buttermilch.
In summer, my family likes to drink cold buttermilk.
Typical collocations
'Buttermilch' (buttermilk) is often used with verbs such as 'trinken' (to drink), 'verwenden' (to use), and 'backen' (to bake). Particularly typical phrases are 'ein Glas Buttermilch trinken' (to drink a glass of buttermilk) and 'mit Buttermilch backen' (to bake with buttermilk).
EXAMPLE
Für den Pfannkuchenteig verwendet sie Buttermilch.
She uses buttermilk for the pancake batter.
In cooking
In recipes, 'Buttermilch' (buttermilk) often follows 'mit' (with) or appears as an ingredient in dough and baked goods. The preposition 'mit' (with) takes the dative.
EXAMPLE
Das Brot mit Buttermilch wird besonders locker.
The bread made with buttermilk is especially light.
In real life
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