luter

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English

Etymology

From lute +‎ -er.

Noun

luter (plural luters)

  1. One who uses lute (the material).
  2. A musician who plays a lute.
    Synonyms: lutenist, lutist, lutanist

References

Anagrams

Ladin

Adjective

luter m (feminine singular lutra, masculine plural lutri, feminine plural lutres)

  1. (Gherdëina) liquid

Latin

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek λουτήρ (loutḗr, “a washing- or bathing-tub”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lūtēr m (genitive lūtēris); third declension

  1. (Classical Latin) a hand-basin, laver
  2. (Medieval Latin) a washing- or bathing-tub
  3. (Medieval Latin) a baptismal font
Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative lūtēr lūtērēs
genitive lūtēris lūtērum
dative lūtērī lūtēribus
accusative lūtērem lūtērēs
ablative lūtēre lūtēribus
vocative lūtēr lūtērēs

References

  • “lūtēr”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 623/2, “1. luter”

Etymology 2

See lutra (“an otter”).

Noun

luter m (genitive lutrī); second declension

  1. medieval spelling of lutra
Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

singular plural
nominative luter lutrī
genitive lutrī lutrōrum
dative lutrō lutrīs
accusative lutrum lutrōs
ablative lutrō lutrīs
vocative luter lutrī

References

  • “luter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • luter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 623/2, “2. luter”

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

luter m

  1. indefinite plural of lut

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from luteranin (“Lutheran”), as Lutherans were seen as not following good values.

Pronunciation

Noun

luter m inan

  1. (Near Masovian, derogatory) ne'er-do-well; deviant (one who does not follow social norms or behave fairly)
    Ty luter jesteś, nie cłowiek! ― You're a deviant, not a person!

Further reading

  • Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “luter”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 242
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