udder

Etymology

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”).

Cognates include Saterland Frisian Jadder (“udder”), Dutch uier (“udder”), German Euter (“udder”), Swedish juver (“udder”), Icelandic júgur (“udder”), Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Latin ūber.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʌdɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌdə/
• Rhymes: -ʌdə(ɹ)

Noun

udder (plural udders)

1. An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.
2. (slang) A woman's breast.

Anagrams

• dured

Alternative forms

• odder

Etymology

From Old Norse oddr, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz.

Noun

udder m

1. sharp point