fetter

fetter meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Synonyms of fetter

• leg irons

Forms of fetter

Origin of fetter

From Middle English feter, from Old English feter, Proto-West Germanic *fetur, from Proto-Germanic *feturaz (“fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“to step, walk; to fall, stumble”). Related to foot. Cognates Cognate with Dutch veter (“cable, chain, hawser; bond, fetter”), Faroese fjøtur (“fetter”), Icelandic fjötur (“fetter”), Swedish fjätter (“fetter, shackle”); also Irish feadh (“extent, length”), feá (“fathom”), Scottish Gaelic feadh (“extent, length; fathom”), Latgalian pāda (“foot”), Latvian pēda (“foot”), Lithuanian pėda (“foot”), Belarusian па́даць (pádacʹ, “to fall”), Bulgarian па́дам (pádam, “to grop, fall”), Czech padat (“to fall”), Polish padać (“to fall”), Russian па́дать (pádatʹ, “to fall”), Serbo-Croatian padati, падати (“to fall”), Slovene padati (“to fall”), Ukrainian па́дати (pádaty, “to fall”), Latin peior, pejor (“worse”), Ancient Greek πέδη (pédē, “fetter, shackle; anklet, bangle”), Armenian ետ (et, “back, backward”), հետ (het, “back; with”), Ossetian фестӕг (festæg), фистӕг (fistæg, “pedestrian”), Old Persian 𐎱𐎿𐎫𐎡 (p-s-t-i, “foot soldier, infantryman”), Sanskrit पद्यते (padyate, “to fall, topple; to perish”), Hittite 𒁉𒂊𒁕𒀭 (“place; floor, ground”).

Words formed from fetter

• befetter
• enfetter
• fetterer
• fetterless
• fetterlock
• unfetter

Words that rhyme with fetter

• setter
• letter
• sweater
• better
• wetter
• green-ink letter
• know any better
• unfetter
• whetter

Questions about fetter

What does fetter mean?

Fetter means a chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal, often by its legs.

What is fetter in Hindi?

Fetter in Hindi is बेड़ी (beṛī). See Fetter meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is fetter?

Fetter can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.

How do you pronounce fetter?

Fetter is pronounced /ˈfet.ə/ (Australia).

What is the plural of fetter?

The plural of fetter is fetters.