different between otter vs toter

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)

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.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Corruption of annotto.

Noun

otter (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) annatto (dye)

References

• Webster 1913 [1]

Anagrams

• Treto, ortet, toret, torte, toter

Danish

Noun

otter c (singular definite otteren, plural indefinite ottere)

1. 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)

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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

1. otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae

Derived terms

• otterber

English

Etymology

tote +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??t?(?)

Noun

toter (plural toters)

1. One who totes or carries something.
   • 1633, Ben Jonson, A Tale of a Tub

     His name was Vadian, and a cunning toter

   • 2004, Steve Ward, Holy Enigma! (page 31)

     Bible toters tend to carry the book around as a symbol of sanctity.

Translations

See also

• stone-toter

Anagrams

• Otter, Treto, ortet, otter, toret, torte

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

toter

1. inflection of tot:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural