"Motte" meaning in German

See Motte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔtə/ Audio: De-at-Motte.ogg [Austria]
Rhymes: -ɔtə Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Low German motte, mutte, from Old Saxon *motta, *motto, from Proto-West Germanic *mottō, *moþþō. Cognate with Dutch mot and English moth, which see for more. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|gml|motte|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Low German motte, {{bor+|de|gml|motte}} Borrowed from Middle Low German motte, {{m|gml|mutte}} mutte, {{der|de|osx|*motta}} Old Saxon *motta, {{m|osx|*motto}} *motto, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*mottō}} Proto-West Germanic *mottō, {{m|gmw-pro|*moþþō}} *moþþō, {{cog|nl|mot}} Dutch mot, {{cog|en|moth}} English moth Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Motte f (genitive Motte, plural Motten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Motte [genitive], Motten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Motte [nominative, singular], Motten [definite, nominative, plural], Motte [genitive, singular], Motten [definite, genitive, plural], Motte [dative, singular], Motten [dative, definite, plural], Motte [accusative, singular], Motten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. moth, any nocturnal butterfly Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Motte-de-noun-rR82Y2vG
  2. (specifically) moth, a member of Tineidae Tags: feminine, specifically Categories (lifeform): Moths
    Sense id: en-Motte-de-noun-7YOcB-UL Disambiguation of Moths: 32 43 25 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 38 58 4
  3. (specifically) the clothing moth, Tineola bisselliella Tags: feminine, specifically Derived forms: die Motten kriegen, einmotten, Gespinstmotte, Kleidermotte, Lauchmotte, Mehlmotte, Mottenfraß, Mottenkugel, Mottenschildlaus Related terms: Falter [masculine], Tagfalter [masculine], Nachtfalter [masculine], Raupe [feminine], Schmetterling [masculine], Sommervogel [masculine]
    Sense id: en-Motte-de-noun-~h7aHmns

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Motte meaning in German (4.6kB)

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