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udder

English

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A cow's udders

Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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udder (plural udders)

  1. 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
  2. (slang, impolite) A woman's breast.

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Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈudər/, /ˈuðər/

Noun

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udder (plural uddres)

  1. udder (mammary gland of an animal)
  2. (rare) The udder when served as food.

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  • English: udder
  • Scots: udder, uther, ether

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse oddr, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz.

Noun

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udder m

  1. sharp point

Declension

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Declension of udder (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative udder uddrin uddar uddanir, uddaner
accusative udd uddin udda uddana
dative uddi, udde uddinum, uddenom uddum, uddom uddumin, uddomen
genitive udds uddsins udda uddanna

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