wether en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈweðə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈwɛðəɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈwɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈwɛðɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English wether, wethir, wedyr, from Old English weþer (“a wether, ram”), from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz (“wether”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). Cognates Cognate with Scots weddir, woddir, wadder (“wether”), Dutch weder, weer (“wether”), German Widder (“wether, ram”), Norwegian Bokmål vær (“ram”), Norwegian Nynorsk vêr (“ram”), Swedish vädur (“wether, ram”), Icelandic veður (“wether, ram”), Latin vitulus (“calf”).
Meanings
- A castrated goat.
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A castrated ram.
I am a tainted Weather of the flocke, / Meeteſt for death, the weakeſt kinde of fruite
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 179, column 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wethers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| wedder | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (87)
aa utkaalíyta (castrated goat) · ca moltó (castrated ram) · gl godallo (castrated goat) · cs skopec (castrated ram) · la vervex (castrated ram) · gv mohlt (castrated ram) · cs hňup (castrated goat) · pt castrão (castrated goat) · eo kapruko (castrated goat) · ne खसी (castrated goat) · sv hammel (castrated goat) · abq аб (castrated goat) · txb alāᵤ (castrated goat) · grc ἴξᾰλος (castrated goat) · pl skop (castrated ram) · gd mult (castrated ram) · fi salvupukki (castrated goat) · de Hammel (castrated ram) · tyv ирт (castrated ram) · pt carneiro castrado (castrated ram) · de kastrierter Ziegenbock (castrated goat) · tr iğdiş koç (castrated ram) · es castrón (castrated ram) · ru валу́х (castrated ram) · fur monton (castrated ram) · mi wēta (castrated ram) · hu ürü (castrated ram) · vo hojip (castrated ram) · eo kastrita virŝafo (castrated ram) · cmn 駒驢 /驹驴 (castrated goat) · th แพะตอน (castrated goat) · sh брав (castrated goat) · kk ісек (castrated ram) · eo kastrita virkapro (castrated goat) · bg скопен овен (castrated ram) · eo eksvirkapro (castrated goat) · mi hipi tame raho-poka (castrated ram) · rm tschanc (castrated ram) · de Mönch (castrated goat) · fi oinas (castrated ram) · bn খাসী (castrated goat) · sv hammel (castrated ram) · as খাহী (castrated goat) · nv tłʼízí choʼádinii (castrated goat) · fo geldingur (castrated ram) · cy mollt(yn) (castrated ram) · mk брав (castrated goat) · da bede (castrated ram) · bg скопен козел (castrated goat) · tyv серге (castrated goat) · ga molt (castrated ram) · ha taurḕ (castrated goat) · ro batal (castrated ram) · mnk baaseenoo (castrated goat) · vo hokapar (castrated goat) · nv dibé choʼádinii (castrated ram) · gl castrón (castrated goat) · ti ሶር (castrated goat) · gd laos-boc (castrated goat) · ca crestat (castrated goat) · tr burulmuş koç (castrated ram) · rm botsch chastrà (castrated ram) · cy gwedder (castrated ram) · gd eibhreannach (castrated goat) · sco wedder (castrated goat) · pox sťüp (castrated ram) · kk серке (castrated goat) · grk-mar азма́н (castrated goat) · nl hamel (castrated ram) · gv mohltin (castrated ram) · tr erkeç (castrated goat) · sur nkoor (castrated goat) · nl weer (castrated goat) · sh brav (castrated goat) · es castrón (castrated goat) · eo ŝafuko (castrated ram) · da bede (castrated goat) · de Schöps (castrated ram) · it montone (castrated ram) · cmn 羯羊 (castrated goat) · gl bode (castrated goat) · sv kastrerad bagge (castrated goat) · gl roxelo (castrated ram) · gwt بیارہ (castrated goat) · gd cull-bhoc (castrated goat) · es carnero castrado (castrated ram) · la vervex (castrated goat)