different between otter vs oxter
otter
English
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 ???? (udrá), Russian ?????? (výdra), and Ancient Greek ???? (húdra, “water snake”). More etymology under English water.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??t.?/
- (US) enPR: ?t??r, IPA(key): /??t?/, [(?)???]
- Homophone: odder (US)
- Rhymes: -?t?(?)
Noun
otter (plural otters)
- An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
- (gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Corruption of annotto.
Noun
otter (uncountable)
- (obsolete) annatto (dye)
References
- Webster 1913 [1]
Anagrams
- Treto, ortet, toret, torte, toter
Danish
Noun
otter c (singular definite otteren, plural indefinite ottere)
- eight (the card rank between seven and nine)
Inflection
See also
References
- “otter” in Den Danske Ordbog
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
- IPA(key): /??.t?r/
- Hyphenation: ot?ter
- Rhymes: -?t?r
Noun
otter m (plural otters, diminutive ottertje n)
- otter
Derived terms
- zeeotter
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
- otter, European otter
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: otter
- Limburgish: ódder
Further reading
- “otter”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “otter”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Middle English
Noun
otter
- 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): /?t??r/, [????t??e??], [??t??e??]
- Rhymes: -??t?r, -?r
Noun
otter m
- otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae
Derived terms
- otterber
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oxter
English
Etymology
Apparently from Middle English *oxtere, *oxte, from Old English ?xta, ?hsta, related to Old English ?xn (“armpit”), Old English eax (“axis, axle”) and eaxl (“shoulder”). See also axis and axon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??kst?(?)/
Noun
oxter (plural oxters)
- (chiefly Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The armpit. [from 15th c.]
- , Episode 12: The Cyclops,
- And begob there he was passing the door with his books under his oxter and the wife beside him and Corny Kelleher with his wall eye looking in as they went past, […]
- 1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate 2012, p. 90:
- ‘It's a small beast,’ he said. ‘I could carry it under my oxter.’
- , Episode 12: The Cyclops,
Verb
oxter (third-person singular simple present oxters, present participle oxtering, simple past and past participle oxtered)
- (transitive) To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.
References
Anagrams
- extro-, retox
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