Polyglot Dictionary

Otter

/ˈɔtɐ/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Otter

Meaning

  1. otter

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

fischotter

Otter alone is ambiguous in German — it can mean either "otter" or "adder," a snake; Fischotter unambiguously means the otter, the aquatic mammal.

Similar in other languages

French

loutre

loutre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "otter."

Portuguese

lontra

lontra is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "otter."

Practice

1 What does Otter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ schwimmt im Fluss.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Otter?

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