Adder

See also: adder

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German nader, from Old Saxon nadra, from Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ. Cognate with German Otter, Dutch adder, English adder, Icelandic naðra.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑdɐ/

Noun

Adder f (plural Adders)

  1. (Westphalian) snake, adder
  2. (Westphalian) bad girl

References
  • Friedrich Woeste, Wörterbuch der Westfälischen Mundart, Band I (1882, Norden/Leipzig: Diedr. Soltau's Verlag)

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nadrǭ. Cognate with German Otter, Dutch adder, English adder, Icelandic naðra.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈadeʀ/, [ˈɑdɐ]

Noun

Adder f (plural Adderen)

  1. grass snake
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