vetter
See also: Vetter
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɛtə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɛtɚ/, /-ɾɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɛtə, -ɛtə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: vet‧ter
Noun
vetter (plural vetters)
- Agent noun of vet: one who vets.
- 2007 April 10, “Who Killed Ashraf Marwan?”, in The New York Times, retrieved 18 September 2015:
- Mr. Marwan, the excited vetters discovered, was married to a daughter of Egypt’s president, Gamal Abdel Nasser."
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old West Norse vetr, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Akin to English winter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛtːər/, /ˈʋɛtːr̩/
- Rhymes: -ɛtːər, -ɛtːr̩
Noun
vetter m (definite singular vetteren, indefinite plural vetrar, definite plural vetrane)
Declension
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative-accusative | vetter | vetteren | vetrar | vetrane |
compound-genitive | vetters-, vetre- | ― | ― | ― |
Derived terms
- snøvetter
- vetterføre
- vetterkulde
- vetterleg
- vetternatt
- vetterpels
- vettersport
- vettertid
- vettertøy
Related terms
References
- “vetter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Verb
vetter
- present indicative of vetta