Féminin

Motte

(Anglais)

  1. (feminine) moth, any nocturnal butterfly
  2. (feminine, specifically) moth, a member of Tineidae
  3. (feminine, specifically) the clothing moth, Tineola bisselliella

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Dialectes

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈmɔtə/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Borrowed from Middle Low German motte, mutte, from Old Saxon *motta, *motto, from Proto-West Germanic *mottō, *moþþō, perhaps related to *muggju (“mosquito, midge”), or *maþō (“worm”). Cognate with Dutch mot and English moth, which see for more.

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