Dotter
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German toter, tuter, from Old High German totoro, tutaro, from Proto-West Germanic *dodrō. The modern form with initial d- and internal -tt- is of dialectal, probably Bavarian, origin.
Noun edit
Dotter m or n (strong, genitive Dotters, plural Dotter)
Usage notes edit
- Dotter is used most often to describe lifeforms. It can also be culinary, but for that Eigelb is more common.
- The neuter gender is used less and sometimes deemed colloquial.
Declension edit
Declension of Dotter [masculine // neuter, strong]
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German toter, tother, from Old High German totir, from Proto-West Germanic *dodr.
Noun edit
Dotter m (strong, genitive Dotters, plural Dotter)
Declension edit
Declension of Dotter [masculine, strong]