luter

English

Etymology

From lute +‎ -er.

Noun

luter (plural luters)

1. One who uses lute (the material).
2. A musician who plays a lute.

   Synonyms: lutenist, lutist, lutanist

References

• “luter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• truel

Ladin

Adjective

luter m (feminine singular lutra, masculine plural lutri, feminine plural lutres)

1. (Gherdëina) liquid

Latin

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek λουτήρ (loutḗr, “a washing- or bathing-tub”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈluː.teːr/, [ˈɫ̪uːt̪eːr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ter/, [ˈluːt̪er]

Noun

lūtēr m (genitive lūtēris); third declension

1. (Classical Latin) a hand-basin, laver
2. (Medieval Latin) a washing- or bathing-tub
3. (Medieval Latin) a baptismal font

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lūtēr	lūtērēs
Genitive	lūtēris	lūtērum
Dative	lūtērī	lūtēribus
Accusative	lūtērem	lūtērēs
Ablative	lūtēre	lūtēribus
Vocative	lūtēr	lūtērēs

References

• “lūtēr”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 623/2, “1. luter”

Etymology 2

See lutra (“an otter”).

Noun

luter m (genitive lutrī); second declension

1. medieval spelling of lutra

Declension

Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	luter	lutrī
Genitive	lutrī	lutrōrum
Dative	lutrō	lutrīs
Accusative	lutrum	lutrōs
Ablative	lutrō	lutrīs
Vocative	luter	lutrī

References

• “luter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• luter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Jan Frederik Niermeyer, Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus : Lexique Latin Médiéval–Français/Anglais : A Medieval Latin–French/English Dictionary, fascicle I (1976), page 623/2, “2. luter”

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

luter m

1. indefinite plural of lut

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from luteranin (“Lutheran”), as Lutherans were seen as not following good values.

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.tɛr/

Noun

luter m inan

1. (Near Masovian, derogatory) ne'er-do-well; deviant (one who does not follow social norms or behave fairly)

   Ty luter jesteś, nie cłowiek! ― You're a deviant, not a person!

Further reading

• Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “luter”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 242