otter

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

lontra

🦦

castorino

nutria

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

loutre

🦦

nutria

🦦

Otter

🦦

Lutra

otter

lontra

🦦

llúdria

🦦

ενυδρίδα

lutr

Fischotter

Lutra lutra

βίδρα

loira

lutra

🦦

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɒt.ə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: oter

Ereditato da inglese antico: otor

Affine saterfriesisch: Otter

Affine olandese: otter

Affine tedesco: Otter

Affine svedese: utter

Affine norvegese: oter

Affine islandese: otur

Affine sanscrito: उद्र

Affine russo: вы́дра

Affine greco antico: 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.