tether

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɛðə/
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• US: /ˈtɛðəɹ/
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• US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• rhymes with -ɛðə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: T EH1 DH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *tēoder and/or Old Norse tjóðr ( > Danish tøjr, Swedish tjuder); both from Proto-Germanic *teudrą (“rope; cord; shaft”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dewtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to tie”), or from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Cognate with North German Tüder (“tether for binding the cattle”), Swedish tjuder (“tether for binding cattle”).

107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Assamese: এৰাল (eral) — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Assamese: পঘা (pogha) — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Azerbaijani: qayış — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Catalan: amarra — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Czech: úvaz — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Czech: provaz — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Czech: řetěz — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Danish: fortøjring — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Danish: tøjr — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Dutch: lijn — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Dutch: kabel — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Dutch: snoer — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Finnish: lieka — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• French: longe — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Galician: amarre — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• German: Strick — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• German: Haltegurt — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• German: Spannseil — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• German: Leine — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• German: Schnur — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• German: Schnürung — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• German: Halteseil — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Ingrian: kytyt — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Irish: teaghrán — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Italian: cavezza — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Italian: guinzaglio — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Italian: briglia — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Italian: redine — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Macedonian: јаже (jaže) — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Malay: tali tambat — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Malay: rantai tambat — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Norwegian: tjor — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Polish: pęto — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Polish: pęta — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Polish: uwięź — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Polish: postronek — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Portuguese: amarra — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Portuguese: peia — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Russian: при́вязь (prívjazʹ) — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Russian: страхо́вочная верёвка (straxóvočnaja verjóvka) — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Serbo-Croatian: privez — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Serbo-Croatian: oputa — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Spanish: soga — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Spanish: dogal — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Spanish: ronzal — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Spanish: atadura — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Spanish: atadijo — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Spanish: atadero — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Spanish: cuerda — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Spanish: cabestro — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Spanish: cabresto — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Swedish: tjuder — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Swedish: ankartross — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Swedish: förankringslina — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Swedish: ankarkätting — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Tagalog: soga — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Ottoman Turkish: كوستك (köstek) — rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
• Finnish: turvaköysi — nautical: line that connects safety harness to jackstay
• Swedish: fånglina — nautical: line that connects safety harness to jackstay
• Dutch: limiet — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Dutch: grens — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Dutch: einde — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Finnish: mahdollisuuksien raja — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• German: Limit — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• German: Grenze — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• German: Ende — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Italian: portata — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Italian: campo — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Macedonian: граница (granica) — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Malay: buntu fikiran — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Malay: suntuk fikiran — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Russian: преде́л (predél) — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Russian: грани́ца (graníca) — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Serbo-Croatian: sputanost — limit of one's abilities, resources etc
• Dutch: vastmaken — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Dutch: binden — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Finnish: panna liekaan — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• French: attacher — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• German: anbinden — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• German: festmachen — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• German: beschränken — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• German: anleinen — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Italian: imbrigliare — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Italian: incatenare — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Italian: tenere al guinzaglio — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Malay: tambat — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Portuguese: amarrar — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Russian: привяза́ть (privjazátʹ) — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Russian: привя́зывать (privjázyvatʹ) — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Spanish: amarrar — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Spanish: acordonar — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Spanish: atar — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Spanish: apersogar — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Spanish: atortolar — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Swedish: tjudra — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Swedish: ankra — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Swedish: förankra — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Ottoman Turkish: كوستكلمك (kösteklemek) — to restrict something with or as if with a tether
• Chinese Mandarin: 共享网络 — to connect a PC and a smartphone
• German: zusammenschalten — to connect a PC and a smartphone
• German: koppeln — to connect a PC and a smartphone
• Portuguese: acoplar — to connect a PC and a smartphone
• Portuguese: conectar — to connect a PC and a smartphone
• Spanish: enlazar — to connect a PC and a smartphone
• Spanish: acoplar — to connect a PC and a smartphone
• Spanish: conectar — to connect a PC and a smartphone
• Swedish: sammankoppla — to connect a PC and a smartphone