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Webster 1913 Edition
Otter
Ot′ter
(ŏt′tẽr)
, Noun.
2.
(Zool.)
The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.
Otter hound
,
Otter dog
(Zool.)
, a small breed of hounds, used in England for hunting otters; see
– otterhound
. Otter sheep
. See
– Ancon sheep
, under Ancon
. Otter shell
(Zool.)
, very large bivalve mollusk (
– Schizothaerus Nuttallii
) found on the northwest coast of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used by the Indians. Sea otter
. (Zool.)
See in the Vocabulary.
Webster 1828 Edition
Otter
OT'TER
,Definition 2025
Otter
Otter
See also: otter
English
Proper noun
Otter
- A river whose source in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset, and which flows into Lyme Bay in English Channel.
Related terms
- Otterford
- Otterhead
- Ottery St Mary
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔtɐ/
Etymology 1
From Old High German otter, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós.
Noun
Otter m (genitive Otters, plural Otter)
Declension
Declension of Otter
Derived terms
- Fischotter m
- Seeotter m
Etymology 2
From Old High German nātara. Originally the same word as Natter (“colubrid”). The form is based on the common dialectal development -ā- → -ō- with subsequent irregular shortening. Loss of initial n- is a common development in the Germanic languages and is due to unetymological segmentation of preceding endings or articles, for example: *eine notter, dialectally *en notter → *en‿otter. The same happened in Dutch adder and English adder. The German form was spread by Luther.
Noun
Otter f (genitive Otter, plural Ottern)
Usage notes
- At least outside of scientific parlance, this word is chiefly restricted to compound words.
Derived terms
- Kreuzotter
- Otterngezücht
Declension
otter
otter
See also: Otter
English
otter (1)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒt.ə/
- (US) enPR: ŏtʹər, IPA(key): /ˈɑtɚ/, [(ʔ)ɑɾɚ]
- Homophone: odder (US)
- Rhymes: -ɒtə(ɹ)
Noun
otter (plural otters)
- Any aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal, member of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.
- (gay slang) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.
Derived terms
terms derived from otter (mammal)
Translations
mammal
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Etymology 2
Noun
otter (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Annatto.
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
otter c (singular definite otteren, plural indefinite ottere)
- eight (the card rank between seven and nine)
Inflection
Inflection of otter
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| nominative | otter | otteren | ottere | otterene |
| genitive | otters | otterens | otteres | otterenes |
See also
| Playing cards in Danish · kort, spillekort (layout · text) | ||||||
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References
- “otter” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle Dutch otter, from Old Dutch ottar, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).
Noun
otter m (plural otters, diminutive ottertje n)