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Dotter
Dotter
See also: dotter
German
Noun
Dotter m, n (genitive Dotters, plural Dotter)
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
Declension of Dotter
Synonyms
dotter
dotter
See also: Dotter
English
Noun
dotter (plural dotters)
- 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.
- 1869, Cameron Knight, The Mechanician and Constructor for Engineers
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)
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
Declension
Inflection of dotter | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | dotter | dottern | döttrar | döttrarna |
Genitive | dotters | dotterns | döttrars | döttrarnas |
Antonyms
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References
- dotter in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)