"Vetter" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Vetters [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Vetter. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Vetter}} German Vetter Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Vetter (plural Vetters)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Vetter-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈfɛtər/, [ˈfɛtɐ] Audio: De-Vetter.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German veter, vetere, from Old High German fetiro (“father's brother”), fatureo, from Proto-West Germanic *faderjō or *fadurjō. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|veter}} Middle High German veter, {{m|gmh|vetere}} vetere, {{inh|de|goh|fetiro|t=father's brother}} Old High German fetiro (“father's brother”), {{m|goh|fatureo}} fatureo, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*faderjō}} Proto-West Germanic *faderjō, {{m|gmw-pro|*fadurjō}} *fadurjō Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,n|dim=chen|f=Cousine,Kusine,in,Base}} Vetter m (mixed, genitive Vetters, plural Vettern, diminutive Vetterchen n, feminine Cousine or Kusine or Vetterin or Base) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,n}} Forms: Vetters [genitive], Vettern [plural], Vetterchen [diminutive, neuter], Cousine [feminine], Kusine [feminine], Vetterin [feminine], Base [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], Vetter [nominative, singular], Vettern [definite, nominative, plural], Vetters [genitive, singular], Vettern [definite, genitive, plural], Vetter [dative, singular], Vettern [dative, definite, plural], Vetter [accusative, singular], Vettern [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (dated or regional, except in compounds) male cousin Tags: dated, masculine, mixed, regional Categories (topical): Male family members Synonyms: Cousin
    Sense id: en-Vetter-de-noun-t3bS4s-j Disambiguation of Male family members: 53 47 Categories (other): Regional German
  2. (obsolete) paternal uncle Tags: masculine, mixed, obsolete Categories (topical): Male family members Derived forms: Namensvetter, vetterlich, Vetternehe, Vetternwirtschaft
    Sense id: en-Vetter-de-noun-d5uLvhk8 Disambiguation of Male family members: 53 47 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 39 61

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Vetter meaning in All languages combined (5.4kB)

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