otter

See also: Otter

English
otter (1)

Etymology 1

From Middle English oter, otir, otur, otyre, from Old English otor, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic, water-animal”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Otter, Dutch otter, German Otter, Swedish utter, Norwegian oter, Icelandic otur, Sanskrit उद्र (udrá), Russian вы́дра (výdra), and Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra, “water snake”). More etymology under English water.

Pronunciation

Noun

otter (plural otters)

  1. An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
  2. (gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
Derived terms
terms derived from otter (mammal)
Translations

Etymology 2

Corruption of annotto.

Noun

otter (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) annatto (dye)

References
  • Webster 1913

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

otter c (singular definite otteren, plural indefinite ottere)

  1. eight (the card rank between seven and nine)

Inflection
Declension of otter
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative otter otteren ottere otterene
genitive otters otterens otteres otterenes

See also
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otter nier tier knægt, bonde dame, dronning konge joker

References

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch otter, from Old Dutch *ottar, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.tər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ot‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɔtər

Noun

otter m (plural otters, diminutive ottertje n)

  1. otter

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *ottar, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).

Noun

otter m

  1. otter, European otter

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Dutch: otter
  • Limburgish: ódder

Further reading
  • “otter”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “otter”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Noun

otter

  1. Alternative form of oter

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʊtːer/, [ɯ̞́ᵝtʰːe̞ɾ], [ɔ́tʰːe̞ɾ]
    Rhymes: -ʊ́tɛr, -ɛr

Noun

otter m

  1. otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae

Derived terms
  • otterber
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