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) (Westphalian)

1. snake, adder
2. bad girl

References

• Friedrich Woeste, Wörterbuch der westfälischen Mundart (Wörterbücher. Herausgegeben vom Verein für niederdeutsche Sprachforschung. Band I. 1882, Norden/Leipzig: Diedr. Soltau's Verlag), p. 2: "adder, natter, böses mädchen."

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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