oter

Etymology

From Old Norse otr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːtər/
• Rhymes: -uːtər

Noun

oter m (definite singular oteren, indefinite plural otere or otre or otrer, definite plural oterne or otrene)

oter m

1. an otter

References

• “oter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse otr. Akin to English otter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːtər/, /ˈuːtɛr/
• Rhymes: -uːtər

Noun

oter m (definite singular oteren, indefinite plural otrar, definite plural otrane)

1. an otter, an aquatic mammal of the subfamily Lutrinae
2. a European otter, Lutra lutra
   • 1892, Marius Hægstad (translated from Hans Reusch) 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.

References

• “oter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) auter

Etymology

From Latin alter, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élteros (“the other of two”).

Adjective

oter m (feminine singular otra, masculine plural oters, feminine plural otras)

1. (Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) other
2. (time, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) next, coming