uter

Meaning

Adj

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, interrogative, pronominal) which (of two)?
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, pronominal, relative) whichever (of two)
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, indefinite, pronominal) either, one or the other

Noun

1. (declension-3, masculine) wine or water skin or bottle
2. (declension-3, masculine) bag made of hide (inflated for flotation)

Concepts

either of the two

Synonyms

quis

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʊ.tɛr]

Etymology

For *cuter, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros, from *kʷos (“which”), ultimately from *kʷ-. Cognate with Ancient Greek πότερος (póteros, “which of the two”) and English whether.