German

Noun

Motte f ‎(genitive Motte, plural Motten)

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

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• Falter m
• Tagfalter m
• Nachtfalter m
• Raupe f
• Schmetterling m
• Summervogl

English

Noun

motte ‎(plural mottes)

1. A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
2. (US, dialect) A clump of trees in a prairie.

Derived terms

• motte-and-bailey

Anagrams

• motet, totem

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

motte ? ‎(plural mottes, diminutive mottetje n)

1. a raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch

Anagrams

• totem

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔt/

Noun

motte f ‎(plural mottes)

1. motte (mound of earth)
2. clod, lump of earth
3. block (of butter)
4. (colloquial) (pubic) mound, mons veneris

Japanese

Romanization

motte

1. rōmaji reading of もって