luter
English
Etymology
Noun
luter (plural luters)
References
- “luter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Ladin
Adjective
luter m (feminine singular lutra, masculine plural lutri, feminine plural lutres)
Latin
Etymology 1
From the Ancient Greek λουτήρ (loutḗr, “a washing- or bathing-tub”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫuː.teːr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈluː.t̪er]
Noun
lūtēr m (genitive lūtēris); third declension
- (Classical Latin) a hand-basin, laver
- (Medieval Latin) a washing- or bathing-tub
- (Medieval Latin) a baptismal font
Declension
Third-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | lūtēr | lūtērēs |
genitive | lūtēris | lūtērum |
dative | lūtērī | lūtēribus |
accusative | lūtērem | lūtērēs |
ablative | lūtēre | lūtēribus |
vocative | lūtēr | lūtērēs |
References
- “lūtēr”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 623/2, “1. luter”
Etymology 2
See lutra (“an otter”).
Noun
luter m (genitive lutrī); second declension
- medieval spelling of lutra
Declension
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | luter | lutrī |
genitive | lutrī | lutrōrum |
dative | lutrō | lutrīs |
accusative | lutrum | lutrōs |
ablative | lutrō | lutrīs |
vocative | luter | lutrī |
References
- “luter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- luter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 623/2, “2. luter”
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
luter m
- indefinite plural of lut
Polish
Etymology
Back-formation from luteranin (“Lutheran”), as Lutherans were seen as not following good values.
Pronunciation
- (Masovia):
- (Near Masovian) IPA(key): /ˈlu.tɛr/
Noun
luter m inan
- (Near Masovian, derogatory) ne'er-do-well; deviant (one who does not follow social norms or behave fairly)
- Ty luter jesteś, nie cłowiek! ― You're a deviant, not a person!
Further reading
- Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “luter”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 242