Motte

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See also: motte, mõtte, mötte, and møtte

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German motte, mutte, from Old Saxon *motta, *motto, from Proto-West Germanic *mottō, *moþþō. Cognate with Dutch mot and English moth, which see for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔtə/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtə

Noun[edit]

Motte f (genitive Motte, plural Motten)

  1. moth, any nocturnal butterfly
  2. (specifically) moth, a member of Tineidae
  3. (specifically) the clothing moth, Tineola bisselliella

Declension[edit]

Declension of Motte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Motte die Motten
genitive einer der Motte der Motten
dative einer der Motte den Motten
accusative eine die Motte die Motten

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See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Motte” in Duden online
  • “Motte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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