Motte

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See also: motte, mõtte, mötte, and møtte

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German motte, mutte, from Old Saxon *motta, *motto, from Proto-West Germanic *mottō, *moþþō. Cognate with Dutch mot and English moth, which see for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔtə/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtə

Noun

Motte f (genitive Motte, plural Motten)

  1. moth, any nocturnal butterfly
  2. (specifically) moth, a member of Tineidae
  3. (specifically) the clothing moth, Tineola bisselliella

Declension

Declension of Motte
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Motte die Motten
genitive einer der Motte der Motten
dative einer der Motte den Motten
accusative eine die Motte die Motten

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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