Latin

Adjective

uter m ‎(feminine utra, neuter utrum); first/second declension

1. either, which (of two)
2. both

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er, with genitive singular in -īus and dative singular in -ī.

Derived terms

• alteruter
• neuter
• uterque

Etymology 2

For *udris, from Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‎(“water”). Confer with Ancient Greek ὑδρία ‎(hudría, “water-pot, pitcher”).

Noun

ūter m ‎(genitive ūtris); third declension

1. wine or water skin or bottle
2. bag made of hide (inflated for flotation)

Usage notes

• Although the nominative and accusative plural of ūter was normally ūtrēs, the rare alternative neuter plural ūtria is also attested.

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Derived terms

• ūtriculus

Descendants

• Aromanian: utri
• French: outre
• Italian: otre
• Portuguese: odre
• Spanish: odre

References

• uter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• uter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “uter”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to offer a person the alternative of... or..: optionem alicui dare, utrum...an
    
  • (ambiguous) it is a debated point whether... or..: in contentione ponitur, utrum...an
    
• uter in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Andrew L. Sihler (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, New York, Oxford, Oxford University Press
• Julius Pokorny (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, in 3 vols, Bern, München: Francke Verlag

Old High German

Etymology

Common West Germanic *ūdhr-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewHdʰr̥-, *h₁owHdʰr̥-, *h₁uHdʰr̥- ‎(“udder”).

Noun

ūter ?

1. udder

Descendants

• German: Euter

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin uterus, French utérus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈu.ter]

Noun

uter n ‎(plural utere)

1. (anatomy) uterus

Declension