dotter

See also: Dotter

English

Etymology

dot +‎ -er

Noun

dotter (plural dotters)

An instrument for drawing dots.
- 1869, Cameron Knight, The Mechanician and Constructor for Engineers
  Both edges of the crosshead are thus marked, the short centre lines being easily scratched with a scriber as soon as the arcs are made with a calliper, in fact, a mere dot with a dotter is sufficient.
- 2011, Jane Symington, ‎Karen Peppercorn, At Your Fingertips - The Nail Technician's Companion (page 289)
  These have a long fine brush and a dotter in the lid of the brush for making small dots of the paint on the nail.

Anagrams

detort, rotted

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriz, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”).

Noun

dotter f (definite singular dottera, indefinite plural døtrer, definite plural døtrene)

daughter

Derived terms

stedotter

References

“dotter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriz, “daughters”), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr (“daughter”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

dotter c

daughter; someone's female child

Declension

Declension of dotter
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dotter	dottern	döttrar	döttrarna
Genitive	dotters	dotterns	döttrars	döttrarnas

Antonyms

son

Related terms

barn
brorsdotter
dotterbarn
dotterbolag
dotterdotter
dotterföretag
dotterlig
dotterson
dotterspråk
dottersvulst
dottertumör
kusindotter
sondotter
styvdotter
svärdotter
systerdotter

References

dotter in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)