ма́сло
másloneuter
The English word "butter" is translated into Ukrainian as ма́сло (máslo).
ма́сло is a neuter noun referring to a soft foodstuff made from milk. While it is the standard word for butter, it is used more broadly to refer to fats or oils in solid or semi-solid form.
Meaning: soft foodstuff made from milk (noun)
Which one should you use?
ма́сло refers to fats in solid or semi-solid form, whereas олія is used specifically for liquid vegetable oil. To specify dairy butter specifically, you can use the term вершкове ма́сло, which literally means "cream butter".
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The genitive singular form of ма́сло is ма́сла. You use this form after words indicating quantity, such as in the phrase багато ма́сла (much butter).
How do you pronounce it?
máslo
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not assume that ма́сло only means butter. In many contexts, it refers to various types of fats or oils, such as ма́сло гхі for ghee.
Did you know?
- To describe something that is very easy or a 'piece of cake', Ukrainians sometimes use the expression як по ма́слу, which literally means 'like through butter'.
- The Ukrainian word ма́сло is a cognate with the Polish word masło and the Czech word máslo, showing a shared Slavic root for dairy fats.
- The word ма́сло is used to describe various fats, including ма́сло какао (cocoa butter), even though cocoa butter is not a dairy product.
Example sentences for Ukrainian are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Oleksandr and Olena are preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
- Олександр OleksandrОлено, де наше ма́сло?Oleno, de nashe maslo?Olena, where is our butter?
- Олена OlenaВоно стоїть у холодильнику.Vono stoit u kholodylniku.It is in the refrigerator.
- Олександр OleksandrДякую, я його знайшов.Dyakuyu, ya yoho znaishov.Thanks, I found it.
- Олена OlenaСмачного, Олександре!Smachnoho, Oleksandre!Enjoy your meal, Oleksandr!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “butter” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
