lutra

Adjective

lutra (accusative singular lutran, plural lutraj, accusative plural lutrajn)

1. lutrine

Alternative forms

• (Classical): lytra
• (Mediaeval): luter, lutrea, lutreus, lutrius, lutrum, lutrus

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *udréh₂, the feminine form of *udrós, from the root *wed-. The source of the initial l- is unclear. It may have arisen by connection with lavō (“wash”), lupus (“wolf”) (interpreting otters as "water wolves") or lūdō (“play”) (referring to the playfulness of otters).

Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐνυδρίς (enudrís), Sanskrit उद्र (udra), Lithuanian ūdra, English otter, Russian выдра (vydra).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.tra/, [ˈɫʊ.tra]

Noun

lutra f (genitive lutrae); first declension

1. an otter

References

• lūtra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lutra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• lutra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Alternative forms

• ludra (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin lutra.

Noun

lutra f (plural lutras)

1. (Puter, Vallader) otter