Eeder

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Eder (variant spelling)
• Üer, Nüer (westernmost Ripuarian)
• Edder, Ödder, Odder, Udder, Üdder; Egder, Ögder, Ogder, Ugder, Ügder; Ögger, Ogger, Ugger (parts of Eifel and western Ripuarian)
• Auder, Ouder (most of Moselle Franconian), Eider (rarer byform)
• Uurer, Ourer (Siegerland, northern Westerwald)

Etymology

From a northern Old High German *iodar, from Proto-Germanic *eudarą, a byform of *ūdarą. Compare Middle Low German jeder, Old Frisian jāder. The variants above are all from the ū-form. The eu-form finds its continuation towards the north (Kleverländisch, Bergisch, Sauerländisch), but Ripuarian seems to be the only High German dialect in which it is found.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːdʌ/

Noun

Eeder n (plural Eedere) (much of Ripuarian, especially central and eastern dialects)

1. udder