udder
English
Etymology
From Middle English udder, uddyr (also as uther, iddyr), from Old English ūder (“udder; breast”), from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥ (“udder”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Jadder (“udder”), Dutch uier (“udder”), German Euter (“udder”), Swedish juver (“udder”), Icelandic júgur (“udder”), Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Latin ūber.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌdə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌdɚ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌdə(ɹ)
Noun
udder (plural udders)
Translations
organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals
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Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈudər/, /ˈuðər/
References
- “udder, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse oddr, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz.
Declension
Declension of udder (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- Swedish: udd
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