"motte" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔ.tə/ Audio: Nl-motte.ogg Forms: mottes [plural], mottetje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɔtə Etymology: From Middle Dutch mote, perhaps via Frankish *mot, *motta (“mud, peat, bog, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *mutô, *mudraz, *muþraz (“dirt, filth, mud, swamp”). Likely influenced by French motte. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|mote}} Middle Dutch mote, {{der|nl|frk|*mot}} Frankish *mot, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*mutô}} Proto-Germanic *mutô, {{der|nl|fr|motte}} French motte Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-s|+}} motte f (plural mottes, diminutive mottetje n)
  1. a raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch; a motte Tags: feminine Derived forms: mottekasteel
    Sense id: en-motte-nl-noun-oH9PehO9 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
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        [
          "mound",
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        [
          "topped",
          "topped"
        ],
        [
          "wooden",
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        ],
        [
          "stone",
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        ],
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          "structure",
          "structure"
        ],
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          "surrounded",
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          "motte",
          "motte#English"
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        ],
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    },
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