Kotter

English

Proper noun

Kotter (plural Kotters)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kotter is the 27783rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 865 individuals. Kotter is most common among White (96.65%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Same as the Northern Kate (“hut”), English cot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰɔtɐ]
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Noun

Kotter m (strong, genitive Kotters, plural Kotter)

  1. (dated, Bavaria, Austria) cage, can, prison cell
    • 1930, Robert Musil, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften, Book 1, Chapter 40:
      Aus der Kanzlei führte eine geöffnete Türe in einen Gang, an dem die Kotter lagen.
      From the chancellary an open door led to a passageway in which there lay the cells.

Declension

Declension of Kotter [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kotter die Kotter
genitive eines des Kotters der Kotter
dative einem dem Kotter den Kottern
accusative einen den Kotter die Kotter
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