Motte
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German motte, mutte, from Old Saxon *motta, *motto, from Proto-West Germanic *mottō, *moþþō. Cognate with Dutch mot and English moth, which see for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Motte f (genitive Motte, plural Motten)
- moth, any nocturnal butterfly
- (specifically) moth, a member of Tineidae
- (specifically) the clothing moth, Tineola bisselliella
Declension edit
Declension of Motte [feminine]
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- Falter m
- Tagfalter m
- Nachtfalter m
- Raupe f
- Schmetterling m
- Sommervogel m