udder
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English udder, uddyr (also as uther, iddyr), from Old English ūder (“udder; breast”), from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥ (“udder”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Jadder (“udder”), Dutch uier (“udder”), German Euter (“udder”), Swedish juver (“udder”), Icelandic júgur (“udder”), Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Latin ūber.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌdə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌdɚ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌdə(ɹ)
Noun edit
udder (plural udders)
- An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.
- Meronym: teat
- squeeze the udder to get milk
- (slang, impolite) A woman's breast.
Translations edit
organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals
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Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
udder (plural uddres)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “udder, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Old Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse oddr, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz.
Noun edit
udder m
- sharp point
Declension edit
Declension of udder (strong a-stem)
Descendants edit
- Swedish: udd