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German
Etymology
Originally meant “young girl, young prostitute” in the dialect of Berlin. Further origin unsettled. Possibly from Middle Low German not, nōte (“nut”) in the sense of “vulva, vagina” (compare German Nuss, which has this sense in hunter's jargon); or from Nut (“furrow”), also in the aforementioned sense, but less probably, since this word is not Low German. An alternative hypothesis considers it a variation of Lütte (“little one”) from Middle Low German lüttel (“small”), possibly through a merger with Hebrew נִדָּה (niddā, “menstruating woman”), but the vocalism -u- does not really agree with this. Finally, since the connection with prostitution is apparently very old, a relation with Middle Low German nütte (“useful, profitable”) might be considered.
Pronunciation
Noun
Nutte f (genitive Nutte, plural Nutten)
- (informal) whore; prostitute
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Prostituierte
1981, Günther Sigl (lyrics and music), “Skandal im Sperrbezirk”, in Dolce Vita, performed by Spider Murphy Gang:Und draußen vor der großen Stadt / Stehen die Nutten sich die Füße platt- And outside the big city / The whores are flattening their feet
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Further reading
- “Nutte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Nutte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Nutte” in Duden online
- “Nutte” in OpenThesaurus.de