Futter

See also: futter and fütter

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊtɐ/
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German vuoter, from Old High German fuotar (“fodder”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“guard, graze, feed”). Compare Dutch voer, voeder, English fodder, Danish foder. Doublet of Fourier.

Noun

Futter n (genitive Futters, no plural)

  1. fodder, food (for animals)
Declension
Declension of Futter (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Futter
genitive eines des Futters
dative einem dem Futter
accusative ein das Futter
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German vuoter, from Old High German fuotar (“sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect, guard”) + *-þrą.

Noun

Futter n (genitive Futters, plural Futter)

  1. lining
Declension
Declension of Futter
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Futter die Futter
genitive eines des Futters der Futter
dative einem dem Futter den Futtern
accusative ein das Futter die Futter
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