Dotter
See also: dotter
German
Etymology
From Middle High German toter, tuter, from Old High German totoro, tutaro. The modern form with initial d- and internal -tt- is of dialectal, probably Bavarian, origin. Cognate with Dutch dooier, Old English dydrin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɔtɐ/
Audio (file)
Usage notes
- Dotter is used most often in a biological context. It can also be culinary, but for that Eigelb is more common.
- Several German dictionaries only mention the masculine gender (e.g. Adelungs' dictionary and the Grimms' Deutsches Wörterbuch) or label the neuter gender colloquial (e.g. Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)
Declension
Further reading
- Dotter in Duden online
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