different between toter vs totem

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

English

Etymology

From Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?to?t?m/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??t?m/
• Hyphenation: to?tem

Noun

totem (plural totems)

1. Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
2. The representation of such object or creature.
3. The clan whose kinship is defined in reference to such an object or creature.
   • 1921, Wilhelm Max Wundt, Edward Leroy Schaub, Elements of folk psychology: outlines of a psychological history:

     The totem members were forbidden to eat the flesh of the totem animal, or were allowed to do so only under specific conditions.
4. An arbitrarily chosen object serving as a reminder to check whether one is awake or not, to aid in having lucid dreams.
   • 2010, "ren", Inception and Lucid Dreaming (on newsgroup alt.religion.wicca)

     The best way to determine if you are dreaming or not is to have a totem in your lucid dreams that does not exist in reality. Inducing yourself is as easy as waking up during the night and practicing as you fall back asleep. Say, "I will be aware I am dreaming while I am dreaming by seeing my totem."

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• motet, motte

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

totem m (plural totems, diminutive totempje n)

1. totem, object that signifies a kinship group
2. totem, physical representation of a kinship symbol

Derived terms

• totempaal

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?.t?m/

Noun

totem m (plural totems)

1. totem

Derived terms

• totémique
• totémiser
• totémisation

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

totem

1. strong dative masculine/neuter singular of tot

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English totem, from Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?.tem/
• Hyphenation: tò?tem

Noun

totem m (invariable)

1. totem

Derived terms

Anagrams

• metto

Polish

Etymology

From English totem, from Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?.t?m/

Noun

totem m inan

1. totem (natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe)
2. totem (representation of such a creature)

Declension

Derived terms

• (nouns) totemista, totemistka
• (adjective) totemiczny

Related terms

• (noun) totemizm
• (adjective) totemistyczny

Further reading

• totem in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• totem in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English totem, from Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?t?.t?j?/

Noun

totem m (plural totens)

1. totem (object or creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family)
2. totem pole (Native American sculpture made by carving trees)

Romanian

Etymology

From French totem.

Noun

totem n (plural totemuri)

1. totem

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?te?m/
• Hyphenation: to?tem

Noun

tòt?m m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. totem

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French totem, From Ojibwe (o)doodem(an).

Noun

totem (definite accusative totemi, plural totemler)

1. (religion) totem

Declension

Synonyms

• ongun

Derived terms

• totemci
• totemcilik