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/
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Noun

Dotter m or n (genitive Dotters, plural Dotter)

  1. yolk

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)

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