Dotter

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɔtɐ/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German toter, tuter, from Old High German totoro, tutaro, from Proto-West Germanic *dodrō. The modern form with initial d- and internal -tt- is of dialectal, probably Bavarian, origin. ==== Noun ==== Dotter m or n (strong, genitive Dotters, plural Dotter) yolk Synonyms: Eigelb, Eidotter ===== Usage notes ===== Dotter is used most often to describe lifeforms. It can also be culinary, but for that Eigelb is more common. The neuter gender is used less and sometimes deemed colloquial. ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German toter, tother, from Old High German totir, from Proto-West Germanic *dodr. ==== Noun ==== Dotter m (strong, genitive Dotters, plural Dotter) dodder (Cuscuta gen. et spp. and Camelina gen. et spp.) Synonym: Seide ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Dotter”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Dotter” in Duden online