udder
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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 (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌdə(ɹ)
- Homophone: other (th-stopping)
Noun
udder (plural udders)
- An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.
- Meronym: teat
- squeeze the udder to get milk
- (slang, impolite) A woman's breast.
Translations
organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥.
Pronunciation
Noun
udder (plural uddres)
Descendants
References
- “udder, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse oddr, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz.
Noun
udder m
- sharp point
Declension
Declension of udder (strong a-stem)
Descendants
- Swedish: udd
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