German

Noun

Dotter m, n ‎(genitive Dotters, plural Dotter)

1. yolk

Usage notes

• Dotter is used most often in a biological context. It can also be culinary, but for that Eigelb is more common.
• Several German dictionaries only mention the masculine gender (e.g. Adelungs' dictionary and the Grimms' Deutsches Wörterbuch) or label the neuter gender colloquial (e.g. Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)

Declension

Synonyms

• Eidotter
• Eigelb

English

Noun

dotter ‎(plural dotters)

1. An instrument for drawing dots.
   • 1869, Cameron Knight, The Mechanician and Constructor for Engineers

     Both edges of the crosshead are thus marked, the short centre lines being easily scratched with a scriber as soon as the arcs are made with a calliper, in fact, a mere dot with a dotter is sufficient.

   • 2011, Jane Symington, ‎Karen Peppercorn, At Your Fingertips - The Nail Technician's Companion (page 289)

     These have a long fine brush and a dotter in the lid of the brush for making small dots of the paint on the nail.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ ‎(dohtriz, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr ‎(“daughter”).

Noun

dotter f ‎(definite singular dottera, indefinite plural døtrer, definite plural døtrene)

1. daughter

References

• “dotter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ ‎(dohtriz, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr ‎(“daughter”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dotter c

1. daughter; someone's female child

Declension

Antonyms

• son

Related terms

References

• dotter in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)