otter

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
2. (uncountable) An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
3. (countable, slang, uncountable) A hairy man with a slender physique, in contrast with a bear, who is more thickset.

Sinonieme

Eurasian otter

European otter

Eurasian river otter

beaver

🦫

sea otter

civet cat

Lutra

lutra

common otter

old world otter

European river otter

crepuscular

nutria

paravane

Vertalings

loutre

🦦

nutria

🦦

lontra

🦦

Otter

🦦

Lutra

otter

lontra

🦦

llúdria

🦦

ενυδρίδα

lutr

Fischotter

Lutra lutra

βίδρα

loira

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɒt.ə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: oter

Geërf van Old English: otor

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Otter

Verwante met Nederlands: otter

Verwante met Duits: Otter

Verwante met Sweeds: utter

Verwante met Noors: oter

Verwante met Yslands: otur

Verwante met Sanskrit: उद्र

Verwante met Russies: вы́дра

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: ὕδρα

In summary

From Middle English oter, otir, otur, otyre, from Old English otor, from Proto-West Germanic *otr, 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, Sanskrit उद्र (udrá), Russian вы́дра (výdra), and Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra, “water snake”). Doublet of Hydra and hydra. More etymology under English water.