-oter

oter ôter French Alternative forms fr -otter Etymology fr frm -oter, from fr fro -oter, from fr -ot + fr -er. Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR--oter.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) Suffix fr colloquial forms verbs from other verbs or sometimes nouns, with a diminutive or frequentative sense fr baiser<t:to kiss> baisoter<t:to smother with kisses, to kiss to death> fr cracher<t:to spit> crachoter<t:to spittle> fr tourniquer<t:to wind> tournicoter<t:to flit around> fr bouillir<t:to boil> !-otter bouillotter<t:to simmer> fr manger<t:to eat> !-otter mangeotter<t:to eat with little appetite, to peck at one's food> fr numéro<t:number> numéroter<t:to number> fr chèvre<t:goat> chevroter<t:to quaver of the voice; to bleat> fr papill(on)<t:butterfly> papilloter<t:to flutter; to flicker; to blink> Derived terms fr