otter

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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English oter, otir, otur, otyre, from Old English otor, from Proto-West Germanic *ot(t)r, 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”). Doublet of Hydra and hydra. More etymology under English water.

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.
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Translations

Etymology 2

Corruption of annotto.

Noun

otter (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) annatto (dye)

Etymology 3

Noun

otter (uncountable)

  1. Archaic form of attar.
    • 1809, William Jones, A Grammar of the Persian Language, page 8:
      […] the precious perfume called otter of roses.

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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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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

otter m (plural otters, diminutive ottertje n)

  1. An otter.
  2. (particularly) The European otter, Lutra lutra

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: otro

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

otter m

  1. otter, European otter

Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

otter

  1. Alternative form of oter
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