"Zotte" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡sɔtə/ Audio: De-Zotte.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: From Middle High German zote, from Old High German zota (alongside zoto m), from a Proto-Germanic *tud-. Immediately comparable with Dutch tod, English tod (“bush, flock”), and perhaps Old Norse toddi (“piece”). Also related with Old High German zata, zato (“flock”), Old Norse taða (“manured meadow”), from Proto-Germanic *tadǭ. Probably from the root Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to split, cut, divide”). Lack of lengthening before -t- is regular in Upper German, so there is no need to assume ideophonic gemination (though this is possible). A Central German doublet is Zote (“dirty joke”), which see. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|zote}} Middle High German zote, {{inh|de|goh|zota}} Old High German zota, {{inh|de|gem-pro||*tud-}} Proto-Germanic *tud-, {{cog|nl|tod}} Dutch tod, {{cog|en|tod|t=bush, flock}} English tod (“bush, flock”), {{cog|non|toddi|t=piece}} Old Norse toddi (“piece”), {{cog|goh|zata}} Old High German zata, {{cog|non|taða|t=manured meadow}} Old Norse taða (“manured meadow”), {{m+|gem-pro|*tadǭ}} Proto-Germanic *tadǭ, {{der|de|ine-pro|*deh₂-|t=to split, cut, divide}} Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- (“to split, cut, divide”), {{doublet|de|Zote|notext=1|t1=dirty joke}} Zote (“dirty joke”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Zotte f (genitive Zotte, plural Zotten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Zotte [genitive], Zotten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Zotte [nominative, singular], Zotten [definite, nominative, plural], Zotte [genitive, singular], Zotten [definite, genitive, plural], Zotte [dative, singular], Zotten [dative, definite, plural], Zotte [accusative, singular], Zotten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a flock of hair or fur clotted by moisture, dirt etc. Tags: feminine Synonyms: Zottel Derived forms: Zottel, zottig, zottelig
    Sense id: en-Zotte-de-noun-eSk~iJOE Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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    {
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    },
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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            [
              60,
              66
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The polar bear got out of the water and shook his wet fur.",
          "text": "Der Eisbär stieg aus dem Wasser und schüttelte seine nassen Zotten.",
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              52,
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          "text": "Das Fell des Raubthiers, das buntgefleckte, und die Zotten des Forschenden, Suchenden, Erobernden!",
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        ],
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      "tags": [
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}

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