English Online Dictionary. What means latter? What does latter mean?
English
Etymology
From Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”). Doublet of later; also, cognate with last, whose doublet is latest.
Pronunciation
- (non-rhotic) enPR: lăt'ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈlæt.ə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlæt.əɹ/, [ˈlæɾ.ɚ]
- Homophone: ladder (in accents with flapping)
- Rhymes: -ætə(ɹ)
Adjective
latter (not comparable)
- Relating to or being the second of two items.
- Near (or nearer) to the end.
- In the past, but close (or closer) to the present time.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Tatler, rattle
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hlátr, from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (“laughter”), cognate with Norwegian lått, English laughter and German Gelächter. Derived from the verb *hlahjaną (“to laugh”), cf. Danish le, English laugh, German lachen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlad̥ɐ]
Noun
latter c (singular definite latteren, not used in plural form)
- laughter
Declension
French
Pronunciation
Verb
latter
- to lath
Conjugation
Further reading
- “latter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
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Verb
latter
- (Jersey) to beat, spank, cane
Synonyms
- (to cane): codrer, donner la tchêne, vrédîndgi, vrier
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hlátr.
Noun
latter m (definite singular latteren) (uncountable)
- laughter
- laugh
- en god latter ― a good laugh
Synonyms
- lått (Nynorsk also)
Derived terms
References
- “latter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.