oter
Mauritian Creole edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
oter
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
oter
Related terms edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English otor, from Proto-West Germanic *ot(t)r, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oter (plural otyrs)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “oter, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oter m (definite singular oteren, indefinite plural otere or otre or otrer, definite plural oterne or otrene)
- an otter
References edit
- “oter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós. From the root *wed- (“water”). Akin to English otter.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oter m (definite singular otren, indefinite plural otrar, definite plural otrane)
- an otter, an aquatic mammal of the subfamily Lutrinae
- a European otter, Lutra lutra
- 1892, Hans Reusch, translated by Marius Hægstad, Naturkunna:
- Oteren hev symjehud millom tærna; han er greid til aa symja og liver av fisk.
- The otter has webbed toes, it swims well and feeds on fish.
- a European otter, Lutra lutra
- (fishing) a small otter board
- Synonym: oterfjøl
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- Otra (river in Agder)
References edit
- “oter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oter m
- Alternative form of otor
Romansch edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros (“the other of two”).
Adjective edit
oter m (feminine singular otra, masculine plural oters, feminine plural otras)