otor

Old English

otor mid stocces styċċe

Alternative forms

• otur, oter, otr, ottor

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *utraz (“otter”), from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water animal, otter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo.tor/

Noun

otor m

1. otter

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	otor	otras
accusative	otor	otras
genitive	otres	otra
dative	otre	otrum

Derived terms

• ytren

Descendants

• Middle English: oter, otir, otur, otyre
  • Scots: otter
  • English: otter

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫtorъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔtɔ́r/

Noun

otȍr m inan

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of utȍr.

Further reading

• “otor”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024