udder

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English udder, uddyr (also as uther, iddyr), from Old English ūder (“udder; breast”), from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥ (“udder”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Jadder (“udder”), Dutch uier (“udder”), German Euter (“udder”), Swedish juver (“udder”), Icelandic júgur (“udder”), Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Latin ūber. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʌdə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʌdɚ/ Rhymes: -ʌdə(ɹ) Homophones: other (th-stopping), utter (flapping) === Noun === udder (plural udders) An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer. Meronym: teat (slang, impolite) A woman's breast. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === dured == Middle English == === Alternative forms === uddyr, iddyr, uther === Etymology === From Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈudər/, /ˈuðər/ === Noun === udder (plural uddres) udder (mammary gland of an animal) (rare) The udder when served as food. ==== Descendants ==== English: udder Scots: udder, uther, ether ==== References ==== “udder, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 July 2018. == Old Swedish == === Alternative forms === odder === Etymology === From Old Norse oddr, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz. === Noun === udder m sharp point ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: udd