Natter

See also: natter and nätter

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Etymology

From Middle High German nātere, from Old High German nātara (first attested in the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *nadrā. Doublet of Otter “adder, viper”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnatɐ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: Nat‧ter

Noun

Natter f (genitive Natter, plural Nattern)

1. snake of the colubrid family

Declension

Declension of Natter [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Natter	die	Nattern
genitive	einer	der	Natter	der	Nattern
dative	einer	der	Natter	den	Nattern
accusative	eine	die	Natter	die	Nattern

Derived terms

• Äskulapnatter
• Dreiecksnatter
• Erdnatter
• Giftnatter
• Grasnatter
• Großkopf-Ringelnatter
• Kornnatter
• Pfeilnatter
• Ringelnatter
• Treppennatter
• Vipernatter

Further reading

• “Natter” in Duden online
• “Natter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache