English

Proper noun

Etter

1. A female given name

German

Etymology

Middle High German eter ‎(“fence”), from Old High German etar ‎(“fence, border”), from Proto-Germanic *edaraz ‎(“fence, enclosure”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *edh-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛtɐ/, [ˈɛtʰɐ]

Noun

Etter m ‎(plural Etter)

1. fence
2. (southern Germany, archaic) the surrounding border of a village
3. boundary or border of an area or location
4. the central area of a locality

Dutch

Noun

etter c ‎(plural etters, diminutive ettertje n)

1. pus
2. (figuratively) A rotten, nasty person

Synonyms

• (pus) wondvocht n
• (rotten person) rotzak m

Derived terms

• etterbuil m
• etteren
• etterig

Verb

etter

1. first-person singular present indicative of etteren
2. imperative of etteren

See also

• zweer

Anagrams

• teert

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri, *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero ‎(“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- ‎(“off, behind”).

Preposition

etter

1. after

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Germanic *aftiri, *after, from Proto-Indo-European *apotero ‎(“further behind, further away”), comparative form of *apo- ‎(“off, behind”).

Preposition

etter

1. after

Derived terms