Etter

See also: etter

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Etter

  1. A female given name

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German eter (“fence”), from Old High German etar (“fence, border”), from Proto-Germanic *edaraz (“fence, enclosure”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *edh-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛtɐ/, [ˈɛtʰɐ]
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Noun

Etter m (strong, genitive Etters, plural Etter)

  1. fence
  2. (Southern Germany, archaic) the surrounding border of a village
  3. boundary or border of an area or location
  4. the central area of a locality

Declension
Declension of Etter [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Etter die Etter
genitive eines des Etters der Etter
dative einem dem Etter den Ettern
accusative einen den Etter die Etter

Further reading
  • “Etter” in Duden online
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