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teat
English
Etymology
From Middle English tete, from Old French tete (“teat”) (compare French tette), from Frankish *titta, from Proto-Germanic *titt- (“teat; nipple; breast”), ultimately of expressive origin. Doublet of tit, which is inherited.
It displaced Old English titt, which survives as tit. Confer Dutch tiet and German Zitze (“teat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ti?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Noun
teat (plural teats)
- (anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- Synonyms: tit (now vulgar), pap, nipple, dug
- Something resembling a teat, such as a small protuberance or nozzle.
- An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.
Quotations
Translations
See also
- breast, mammary gland, tit, udder
Anagrams
- Etta, Tate, Teta, aett, tate
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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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