Vetter
See also: vetter
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Vetter.
Proper noun
Vetter (plural Vetters)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vetter is the 4142nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8552 individuals. Vetter is most common among White (95.49%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vetter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- trevet
German
Etymology
From Middle High German veter, vetere, from Old High German fetiro (“father's brother”), fatureo, from Proto-West Germanic *faderjō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛtər/, [ˈfɛtɐ]
Audio (file) - Homophone: fetter
Noun
Vetter m (mixed, genitive Vetters, plural Vettern, diminutive Vetterchen n, feminine Cousine or Kusine or Vetterin or Base)
- (dated or regional, except in compounds) male cousin
- Synonym: Cousin
- (obsolete) paternal uncle
- 1819, Brüder Grimm, “Hans heirathet”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, volume 1:
- Es war einmal ein junger Bauer, der hieß Hans, dem wollte sein Vetter gern eine reiche Frau werben.
- Once upon a time there was a peasant named Hans whose uncle wanted to find him a rich wife.
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Declension
Declension of Vetter [masculine, mixed]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Vetter | die | Vettern |
| genitive | eines | des | Vetters | der | Vettern |
| dative | einem | dem | Vetter | den | Vettern |
| accusative | einen | den | Vetter | die | Vettern |
Derived terms
- Namensvetter
- vetterlich
- Vetternehe
- Vetternwirtschaft
Further reading
- “Vetter” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Vetter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Vetter” in Duden online
- “Vetter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon