otter

Etymology 1

From Middle English oter, otir, otur, otyre, from Old English oter, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic, water-animal”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Otter, Dutch otter, German Otter, Swedish utter, Norwegian oter, Icelandic otur, Old Church Slavonic ⰲⱏⰺⰴⱃⰰ (vydra), and Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra, “water snake”). More etymology under English water.

Etymology 2

Corruption of annotto.

Anagrams

• Treto, ortet, toret, torte, toter

Noun

otter c (singular definite otteren, plural indefinite ottere)

1. eight (the card rank between seven and nine)

See also

Playing cards in Danish · kort, spillekort (layout · text)
es	toer	treer	firer	femmer	sekser	syver
otter	nier	tier	knægt, bonde	dame, dronning	konge	joker

References

• “otter” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From Middle Dutch otter, from Old Dutch ottar, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.tər/

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• Hyphenation: ot‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɔtər

Noun

otter m (plural otters, diminutive ottertje n)

1. otter

Etymology

From Old Dutch ottar, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).

Noun

otter m

1. otter, European otter

Further reading

• “otter”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “otter”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Etymology

From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊtːer/, [ɯ̞́ᵝtʰːe̞ɾ], [ɔ́tʰːe̞ɾ]

  Rhymes: -ʊ́tɛr, -ɛr

Noun

otter m

1. otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae