Adder in Low German

IPA: /ˈɑdɐ/ Forms: Adders [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Low German nader, from Old Saxon nadra. Cognate with German Otter, Dutch adder, English adder, Icelandic naðra. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nds|gmw-pro|gem-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|nds|gml|nader}} Middle Low German nader, {{inh|nds|osx|nadra}} Old Saxon nadra, {{cog|de|Otter}} German Otter, {{cog|nl|adder}} Dutch adder, {{cog|en|adder}} English adder, {{cog|is|naðra}} Icelandic naðra Head templates: {{nds-noun|f|Adders}} Adder f (plural Adders), {{tlb|nds|Westphalian}} (Westphalian)

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{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Saterland Frisian",
      "lang_code": "stq",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Adder"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "gem-pro",
        "inh": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "nader"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German nader",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "nadra"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon nadra",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Otter"
      },
      "expansion": "German Otter",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "adder"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch adder",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "adder"
      },
      "expansion": "English adder",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "naðra"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic naðra",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German nader, from Old Saxon nadra.\nCognate with German Otter, Dutch adder, English adder, Icelandic naðra.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Adders",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "Adders"
      },
      "expansion": "Adder f (plural Adders)",
      "name": "nds-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "Westphalian"
      },
      "expansion": "(Westphalian)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "snake, adder"
      ],
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        [
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          "snake"
        ],
        [
          "adder",
          "adder"
        ]
      ],
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        "Westphalian",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
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          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
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          "name": "Westphalian",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bad girl"
      ],
      "id": "en-Adder-nds-noun-8pVw11Cs",
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
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        "Westphalian",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑdɐ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Adder"
}

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    "Low German feminine nouns",
    "Low German lemmas",
    "Low German nouns",
    "Low German terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
    "Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
    "Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
    "Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Westphalian"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Saterland Frisian",
      "lang_code": "stq",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Adder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "gem-pro",
        "inh": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "nader"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German nader",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "nadra"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon nadra",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Otter"
      },
      "expansion": "German Otter",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "adder"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch adder",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "adder"
      },
      "expansion": "English adder",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "naðra"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic naðra",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German nader, from Old Saxon nadra.\nCognate with German Otter, Dutch adder, English adder, Icelandic naðra.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Adders",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Adders"
      },
      "expansion": "Adder f (plural Adders)",
      "name": "nds-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "Westphalian"
      },
      "expansion": "(Westphalian)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "snake, adder"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ],
        [
          "adder",
          "adder"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Westphalian",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bad girl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bad",
          "bad"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Westphalian",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑdɐ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Adder"
}

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"Adder" meaning in Low German

Noun