ūdra

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See also: udrà and ūdrā

Latvian[edit]

Noun[edit]

ūdra m

  1. genitive singular of ūdrs

Noun[edit]

ūdra m

  1. (dialectal) genitive singular of ūdris

Lithuanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ū́ˀdrāˀ; compare Latvian ûdrs, Old Prussian udro, Proto-Slavic *vỳdra (otter),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *udreh₂, a substantivized feminine of *udrós (aquatic, of water). Compare Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra, sea serpent), Latin lutra (otter).[2]

The long vowel and acute accuentation are reflexes of Winter's Law (compare vanduõ (water), where Winter's law was blocked).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /ˈuːdrɐ/

Noun[edit]

ū́dra f (plural ū́dros) stress pattern 1

  1. otter (Lutra lutra)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 477
  2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 355