Pute

See also: pute, putè, pūte, putė, and putë

German

Etymology

16th century, from Middle Low German *pūte, imitative of the bird’s (mating) call. Compare German put (with a short vowel), a word used to call chickens and other farm birds (DWDS).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːtə/

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Noun

Pute f (genitive Pute, plural Puten, masculine Puter)

1. female turkey

   Synonym: Truthenne

2. (by extension) turkey (the bird species)

   Synonym: Truthuhn

3. turkey (the meat of this bird)

   Synonym: Putenfleisch

Usage notes

• See Truthahn for notes on the use of the different synonyms and gender forms.

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pute	die	Puten
genitive	einer	der	Pute	der	Puten
dative	einer	der	Pute	den	Puten
accusative	eine	die	Pute	die	Puten

Declension of Pute [feminine]

Coordinate terms

• Truthahn

Derived terms

• Putenei
• Putenfleisch
• Putenküken

Related terms

• Putehenne

Further reading

• “Pute” in Duden online
• “Pute” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache